October 2017 Archives

Iridium Flare End-Of-Life

For twenty years Iridium Communications Inc has provided global communications with a fleet of 66 satellites, plus spares. For most of that time the satellites have had the same design, and a consequence of that design was their ability to produce very bright and predictable flares due to the reflection of the Sun off their Main Mission Antennae. Beginning January 14 2017, though, satellites of the original design are being replaced by a new design that does not flare nearly as often or as brightly.

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