Re: Ir 24/46 Flare

From: Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Sun Jan 28 2001 - 02:57:09 PST

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As you can see from the TLEs below they are the same (USSPACECOM catalog #
24905). The name changes are listed in
http://users2.ev1.net/~mmccants/tles/iridium.html

> However the Iridium TLEs i have says it was Ir 46 while the McCants.tle
says
> it was Ir 24. Both sets of TLEs were obtained from Mike's site. Either one
> Ir24 or Ir46, i believe was the cause of the flash and it did flare as
> predicted.
>
> Iridium TLE:
> Iridium 46
> 1 24905U 97043C   01025.10787305 -.00000020  00000-0 -14265-4 0  4724
> 2 24905  86.3994 237.3623 0002507  59.6839 300.4606 14.34216768179694
>
> McCants TLE:
> Iridium 24       4.0  1.8  0.0  6.0 d   12
> 1 24905U 97043C   01025.10787305 -.00000020  00000-0 -14265-4 0  4724
> 2 24905  86.3994 237.3623 0002507  59.6839 300.4606 14.34216768179694
>



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