Tracker 3D
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Visual SAT-Flare Tracker 3D |
| By Simone Corbellini | 14 January 2011 |
Long Iridium Flares
The
longest iridium flare occurs when the reflected ray is approximately in
the orbital plane and the satellite elevation is low. For a satellite
elevation of only 10° the mirror angular speed can be
as low as about 0.02 deg/s.
 Fig.
1 - Example of a long Iridium Flare.
 Fig. 2 - Example of a long Iridium Flare.
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