Thread: ISS Flare?
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Old 22-11-2014, 09:42 PM
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I think iridium flares are with geostationary orbiting satellites and flash when their solar panels tilt and catch the sun from our perspective. The space station orbits the earth quite fast but if it is an over head pass it can be at -3.5 and spectacular to watch.
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