Ir27 t
Iridium 27 06:15 UTC 3 Aug. 1999- note the flash pattern. Brightest
one was
approx -7. Bright star to the upper right is Altair, pic by Jari.
This object had a
rotation rate of 3.5 to 4 secs in 98-99, as of May 2000 it has
slowed to
near 7 seconds. Bjoern Gimle and Rob Matson are near to
determining its
spin axis.
Iridium 27 t
Photo by Jari- Sat # 24947 97057D, taken May 21, 1999 at
04:49 UTC. Mag 3.9 visible
streaks join the flashes in a vertical trail left of center, better
seen in the enlargement,
(click on the photo).(Fuji 400, f2 50mm).
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Iridium 71 t
Came out of shadow near zenith and gave one Flash
at 21:46:49.37, mag -1.5 and remained
invisible for the rest of the pass. April
12, 1999. Its the elongated track at the very top middle
of the exposure under the red asterisk.
The two brighter stars right and below center are
Merak and Dubhe.
Iridium 85 t 
Iridium 85 t, (left of center) a flash at
mag 3.0 after passing below Arcturus, (Center). It passed from lower
right to upper left. June 3, 1999 02:51:45.96 GMT, 75mm , 800
ASA. It gave a nice trio of 3.0, 7.0 & 3.0 Flashes later in the
pass. (See Data sheets at Sat-Tracks.com, go to Satpasses page and
then to data pages.)