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In orbit above

Our planet is orbited by thousands of man-made satellites and their components, including launch vehicles and associated debris. These objects are commonly visible in the hours after sunset and before sunrise, when they are illuminated by sunlight. This gallery features some of the brighter satellites and spectacular iridium flares. Most were observed from my (regrettably) heavily vegetated and light-polluted property in Guelph, Ontario. Satellite pass data obtained from heavens-above.com. Objects marked with a (**) are no longer in orbit.
Iridium Flares
Iridium Flares
ISS pass 15 Oct 2010
ISS pass 15 Oct 2010
ISS pass 16 Oct 2010
ISS pass 16 Oct 2010
ISS pass 22 Feb 2011
ISS pass 22 Feb 2011
ISS pass 30 Apr 2011
ISS pass 30 Apr 2011
Discovery** and ISS
Discovery** and ISS
CZ-2D Rocket
CZ-2D Rocket
Lacrosse 2
Lacrosse 2
Lacrosse 3
Lacrosse 3
Meteor PRIRODA
Meteor PRIRODA
Cosmos 1943 Rocket
Cosmos 1943 Rocket
Cosmos 1222**
Cosmos 1222**
Cosmos 2369 Rocket
Cosmos 2369 Rocket
Okean O
Okean O
Okean O Rocket
Okean O Rocket
Okean O Rocket
Okean O Rocket
Phobus-Grunt**
Phobus-Grunt**
Resurs 01 Rocket
Resurs 01 Rocket
UARS**
UARS**
unknowns
unknowns