First gen iridiums finally out of service

Analoguesat

Analoguesat

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No more Iridium flares - the final first gen Iridium bird was burned up at the beginning of December

www.iridium.com

A Final #Flarewell

Who Wants to Geek Out with us and Learn How to Deorbit a Satellite!? As many of you know, the bittersweet time has come for Iridium to deorbit the lone remaining satellite (SV097) from the original…
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Whilst Im glad to see Iridium have been responsible in getting the old unwanted satellites off orbit Im kind of sad that the chance to see the glorious flares is no longer possible :(
 
Yah, it was neat to sit out on the driveway and watch them go over, the flares were spectacular, sometimes blinding.
 
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