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Old 10-11-2004, 03:47 PM
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Yes your close Ice, the Main Mission Antenna (MMA) is the part of the Iridium satellite that reflects the sun light. You can find more info here http://www.satellite.eu.org/iridium.html

(MMA) photo, the big rectangular bit is the MMA.
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