b_gimle@algonet.se said: > According to http://www.rod.sladen.org.uk/iridium.htm from July 02 Ir38 > is indeed listed as tumbling, but IR77 still listed as spare. Well spotted, Bjorn! It does, indeed, appear that 25471 Iridium 77 was moved up into the operational constellation somewhere around August 18, 2005. 24870 Iridium 17 presumably failed a few days previously. I will update my Iridium Constellation status page in the near future. This leaves orbital plane 6 without a spare satellite. 27451 Iridium 98 (previously one of the spares from orbital plane 4) has been on the the move from plane 4 towards plane 5 for some time. Whether it will go to plane 5 as I originally expected, or continue to plane 6, remains to be seen. Orbital plane 3 currently has 5 spare satellites - worth watching to see if any of these start moving towards another plane! >>In the same Iridium plane (6, >>see http://www.satobs.org/iridium.html#listing), >>Ir 38 with a higher MM is now 3 minutes behind Ir 15, >>and will overtake it by Sep.11 Iridium 82 replaced failed Iridium 38 in orbital plane 6 on or about September 17, 2003. -- Rod Sladen Beeston, Nottinghamshire, UK 52.923°N, 1.208°W ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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