10-09-2017, 05:03 AM
TomK -
A new batch of 10 Iridium satellites was launched today to replace some of the older Iridium fleet which has been or will be de-orbited.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-rock...atellites/
Do you know if the newer models have a similar design that will also flash?
All I could find on a quick search was that the antenna array is what reflects the sun:
As each Iridium satellite orbits the planet, it has a chance to reflect sunlight toward Earth from its triad of antennae.
“Facts fall from the poetic observer as ripe seeds.” -Henry Thoreau
A new batch of 10 Iridium satellites was launched today to replace some of the older Iridium fleet which has been or will be de-orbited.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-rock...atellites/
Do you know if the newer models have a similar design that will also flash?
All I could find on a quick search was that the antenna array is what reflects the sun:
As each Iridium satellite orbits the planet, it has a chance to reflect sunlight toward Earth from its triad of antennae.
“Facts fall from the poetic observer as ripe seeds.” -Henry Thoreau
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