Hi Mick,
Yeah I saw that one, but from my place it would have reached a maximum of 12 degrees above the horizon, whereas this thing was 40 degrees or so. It was also travelling slower than the usual Iridiums, pretty much the same speed as the ISS does.
There were no other Iridiums around. It was 22:40 Sydney time too, a time for which it's unusual to see such a bright low satellite.
Cheers,
Jason.
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