... Unfortunately, I can't (currently) evaluate cases involving the solar panels because I don't know their articulation abilities or rules. I ~can~ say that if there is a single surface producing these extra flares, it was pointed within 16-22 degrees of the sun ... I know there was a message on SeeSat-L about that in the early days of Iridium predictions, but I have searched for it without results. I read something like: "If the Sun's beta angle (? = latitude above the orbital plane) is less than (20) degrees the solar panel normals are moving in the orbit plane, as close to the Sun as possible. If the angle is (20) to (50) degrees, the panels are kept ... and repositioned ... ? If the angle is above (50) degrees, the panel normals are fixed at 90 degrees off the orbit plane." Does anybody know where that message is? Is the author still on SeeSat-L? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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