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Originally Posted by Matt Wastell
Nice pics Steve - what is a tethered satellite?
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Cheers. I think they are a satellite that is physically linked to another object. To the naked eye, i could easily see two travelling side by side.
It was a good time for bright satellites and Iridium flares. It seems everything was happening this morning, just needed an ISS pass to complete it haha.
Here is a link that explains it better
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether