Iridium satellite
The Iridium Flare Era is About to End
Fast-forward to 2019, and the age of the predictable Iridium flare may be coming to an end. Already, scrolling through…
6 years ago
SpaceX to Launch 64 Satellites, Including Orbital Reflector
A unique smallsat mission promises to be the latest satellite “brighter than a Full Moon!” in the sky... or not.…
6 years ago
Poor Weather Pushes SpaceX Return Debut with Revolutionary Iridium Relay Sats to Jan. 14
In the face of unrelenting days of very poor weather and a range conflict with another very critical rocket launch,…
8 years ago
Iridium NEXT Set to Begin Deployment This Year
The skies, they are uh changin’… I remember reading in Astronomy magazine waaaay back in the late 1990s (in those…
10 years ago
How to Spot and Track Satellites
It’s a question we get all the time. Watch the sky closely in the dawn or dusk hours, and you’ll…
11 years ago