Misterious satellite flare

From: Fco. Javier Iruretagoyena (javiru@able.es)
Date: Tue May 24 2005 - 17:53:01 EDT

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    Hello to everyone.
    
    Tonight at 23:11, my friend JC and me were waiting for two little Iridium
    flares at 21:11 and 21:12 UTCin my city.
    
    The first Iridium passed at the predicted time with the predicted brightness
     It was Iridium 54.
    
    After that, we were waiting for the second iridium (Iridium 16). I had read
    that it was deorbited and it was substituted by the iridium 86. We were
    waiting for a Iriidium in the same direction of Iriidium 54. The surprise
    was that the predicted Iridium 16 wasn't present. In subtitution appeared a
    flare in the other direction (going toward the north) about at 21:13. The
    flare was magnitude about -3 (visual appreciate) 
    
    What have we seen?
    
    Thank you very much
    Javi
    
    Zaragoza, Spain
    41.6406 N
    -0.8753 W
    Alt: 253m.
    Datum: WGS84
    
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