SpaceX Falcon 9 : Iridium NEXT Flight 3 : Oct 9, 2017: DISCUSSION

• #140 by kdhilliard on 13 Oct, 2017 14:17
• Quote from: dfuji1 on 13 Oct, 2017 03:54

  I observed 10 Iridium satellites in Japan(October 10, 2017 19:25 UT).
  

  
  Beautiful!
  
  Let's see, launch was at 2017-10-09  0537/-7, or 12:37 UT, and the the satellites were deployed from about T+0:57:00 (13:34 UT) to T+1:12:00 (13:49), so your photos were taken about 29.5 hours after deployment.
  
  ~Kirk
• #141 by kevin-rf on 13 Oct, 2017 15:01
• Just awesome... curious, are they naked eye or will I need binoculars to see the trail? It's kinda why I love watching NOSS pairs, two satellites flying in formation. Now multiply that by 10!
• #142 by Comga on 13 Oct, 2017 20:27
• Quote from: woods170 on 13 Oct, 2017 07:19

  Quote from: dfuji1 on 13 Oct, 2017 03:54

  I observed 10 Iridium satellites in Japan(October 10, 2017 19:25 UT).
  
  

  Welcom to the forum.
  Beautiful first post. I love the images. And congratulations on scoring 16 likes in the first 3 hours since your post.
  

  Agreed.  Even our inside sources don't get 45 likes (current tally) on their first post. This is one of the best first posts ever.
  It's fascinating to watch.
• #143 by abaddon on 13 Oct, 2017 20:54
• Not only best first post ever... currently the best last post ever too!  Although I hope that changes.
  
  If not, nobody is ever going to beat a 48 likes (and counting) per post average...