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06-OCT-2011

Iridium 94 & 58

Guelph, Ontario

Two Iridium satellites in parallel trajectory just below Ursa Minor, at 05:39-05:41, altitude 24° and azimuth 9/7°N. Iridium 94, the brighter flare at right, is a spare unit currently in storage orbit.

Iridium 94: USSPACECOM Catalog No. 27374; Int'l Designation Code 2002-005-C. Magnitude -6; Right MMA angle 0.3°, 7.1 km from flare centre.
Iridium 58: USSPACECOM Catalog No. 25274; Int'l Designation Code 1998-019-C. Magnitude -0; Right MMA angle 1.3°, 39.0 km from flare centre.
Source: heavens-above.com

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