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Iridium Flares

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Search Period Start: 04:32, Saturday, 04 February, 2012
Search Period End: 05:32, Saturday, 11 February, 2012
Observer's Location: Unspecified ( 0.0000°N, 0.0000°E)
Local Time: Central European Time (GMT + 1:00)

DateLocal
Time
Intensity
( Mag)
Alt. Azimuth Distance to
flare centre
Intensity at
flare centre
(Mag.)
Satellite
04 Feb 05:40:15 -1 12° 168° (SSE) 51.0 km (E) -6 Iridium 57
05 Feb 05:34:32 -3 10° 169° (S ) 33.5 km (E) -6 Iridium 60
09 Feb 07:10:54 -0 33° 147° (SSE) 35.3 km (E) -7 Iridium 35


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