Iridium Flare Predictions by the Firebirds Program
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Hints: (1) Below each REQUEST DATE and FLARE DATE are blocks of flare data points spaced
at five-second intervals. Each block of flare data points corresponds to a single
Iridium flare event and is terminated by a blank line.
(2) Select for viewing those flare events that achieve a (suggested) FLARE MAG of -2 or
brighter. For these events, note the TIME, R.A., and DEC values. Look for the
selected flare events at these times, and at these right ascension and
declination values in the sky.
(3) For further information about the Firebirds program, scroll down to the very
end of this webpage.
IRIDIUM FLARE DATA FOR BOULDER, COLORADO U.S.A.
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/04/27 JULIAN DATE = 2454583.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/04/27 0339/35 32.5 -84.7 752.0 10.1 107.8 2259.9 1 2.08 -0.2 2144 -0645 25262 0.313 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0339/40 32.8 -84.7 752.1 10.4 107.0 2244.1 1 1.51 -0.8 2146 -0600 25262 0.320 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0339/45 33.1 -84.7 752.1 10.6 106.1 2228.7 1 0.97 -1.7 2148 -0514 25262 0.327 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0339/50 33.4 -84.7 752.2 10.8 105.3 2213.7 1 0.56 -2.8 2149 -0427 25262 0.334 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0339/55 33.7 -84.7 752.2 11.0 104.4 2199.2 1 0.68 -2.4 2151 -0341 25262 0.342 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0340/00 34.0 -84.6 752.3 11.2 103.5 2185.1 1 1.19 -1.3 2153 -0253 25262 0.349 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0340/05 34.3 -84.6 752.3 11.4 102.6 2171.6 1 1.78 -0.5 2155 -0205 25262 0.356 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/04/27 0340/05 32.6 -84.9 780.9 11.1 107.8 2251.6 1 2.16 -0.1 2142 -0606 24965 0.325 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0340/10 32.9 -84.9 780.9 11.3 107.0 2236.0 1 1.69 -0.6 2144 -0520 24965 0.332 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0340/15 33.2 -84.9 781.0 11.5 106.1 2220.8 1 1.32 -1.1 2145 -0434 24965 0.340 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0340/20 33.5 -84.9 781.0 11.7 105.2 2206.1 1 1.18 -1.3 2147 -0347 24965 0.347 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0340/25 33.8 -84.9 781.1 11.9 104.3 2191.8 1 1.34 -1.1 2149 -0300 24965 0.354 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0340/30 34.1 -84.8 781.1 12.2 103.4 2178.0 1 1.74 -0.5 2151 -0212 24965 0.362 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0340/35 34.4 -84.8 781.2 12.3 102.5 2164.6 1 2.26 -0.0 2153 -0124 24965 0.369 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/27 0349/35 34.1 -87.1 781.1 14.9 106.4 2001.6 1 2.27 -0.0 2144 -0231 24969 0.373 IRIDIUM 34 [+]
2008/04/27 2037/20 39.3 -102.2 783.0 68.1 104.7 834.9 2 2.14 -0.1 1142 3136 25040 0.360 IRIDIUM 41 [+]
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/04/28 JULIAN DATE = 2454584.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/04/28 0333/50 32.0 -84.5 779.8 10.1 109.1 2319.8 1 1.93 -0.3 2139 -0740 27450 0.306 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0333/55 32.3 -84.5 779.8 10.3 108.3 2303.4 1 1.39 -1.0 2141 -0656 27450 0.313 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0334/00 32.5 -84.5 779.9 10.6 107.4 2287.4 1 0.86 -1.9 2142 -0611 27450 0.320 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0334/05 32.8 -84.5 780.0 10.8 106.6 2271.8 1 0.47 -3.1 2144 -0526 27450 0.328 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0334/10 33.1 -84.5 780.0 11.0 105.8 2256.7 1 0.62 -2.6 2146 -0441 27450 0.335 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0334/15 33.4 -84.5 780.1 11.2 104.9 2242.0 1 1.12 -1.4 2147 -0355 27450 0.342 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0334/20 33.7 -84.4 780.1 11.4 104.0 2227.7 1 1.69 -0.6 2149 -0308 27450 0.349 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0334/25 34.0 -84.4 780.2 11.6 103.1 2213.9 1 2.30 0.0 2151 -0222 27450 0.357 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/04/28 0343/15 33.1 -86.7 780.0 13.6 109.1 2080.2 1 1.89 -0.4 2138 -0519 24795 0.341 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
2008/04/28 0343/20 33.4 -86.7 780.1 13.9 108.2 2064.6 1 1.52 -0.8 2140 -0429 24795 0.349 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
2008/04/28 0343/25 33.7 -86.7 780.1 14.1 107.2 2049.6 1 1.39 -1.0 2142 -0339 24795 0.358 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
2008/04/28 0343/30 34.0 -86.7 780.2 14.3 106.3 2035.0 1 1.56 -0.8 2144 -0248 24795 0.366 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
2008/04/28 0343/35 34.3 -86.7 780.2 14.6 105.3 2020.9 1 1.98 -0.3 2146 -0157 24795 0.374 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
2008/04/28 2031/15 39.5 -102.0 783.0 67.5 100.5 837.9 2 1.52 -0.8 1146 3244 25077 0.338 IRIDIUM 42 [+]
2008/04/28 2031/20 39.2 -102.0 782.9 66.8 106.7 841.7 2 0.61 -2.6 1143 3016 25077 0.378 IRIDIUM 42 [+]
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/04/29 JULIAN DATE = 2454585.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/04/29 0327/45 31.9 -84.5 780.6 10.1 109.2 2320.1 1 0.65 -2.5 2136 -0746 24793 0.298 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/04/29 0327/50 32.2 -84.5 780.7 10.4 108.4 2303.7 1 0.20 -4.6 2138 -0702 24793 0.305 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/04/29 0327/55 32.5 -84.5 780.7 10.6 107.6 2287.6 1 0.53 -2.9 2140 -0617 24793 0.313 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/04/29 0328/00 32.8 -84.5 780.8 10.8 106.8 2272.0 1 1.09 -1.5 2141 -0532 24793 0.320 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/04/29 0328/05 33.1 -84.5 780.8 11.0 105.9 2256.8 1 1.66 -0.6 2143 -0447 24793 0.327 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/04/29 0328/10 33.4 -84.5 780.9 11.2 105.1 2242.0 1 2.25 -0.0 2145 -0401 24793 0.335 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/04/29 0336/55 32.1 -86.9 780.6 13.0 112.3 2121.1 1 2.16 -0.1 2129 -0757 24792 0.307 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0337/00 32.4 -86.9 780.7 13.3 111.4 2104.0 1 1.59 -0.7 2131 -0709 24792 0.316 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0337/05 32.7 -86.9 780.7 13.5 110.5 2087.4 1 1.06 -1.5 2132 -0620 24792 0.324 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0337/10 33.0 -86.9 780.8 13.8 109.6 2071.3 1 0.71 -2.3 2134 -0531 24792 0.332 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0337/15 33.3 -86.9 780.8 14.0 108.6 2055.6 1 0.85 -2.0 2136 -0441 24792 0.340 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0337/20 33.6 -86.9 780.9 14.3 107.7 2040.4 1 1.35 -1.0 2138 -0351 24792 0.348 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0337/25 33.9 -86.9 780.9 14.5 106.7 2025.6 1 1.96 -0.3 2140 -0300 24792 0.356 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/04/29 0346/30 33.7 -89.3 780.9 17.6 111.2 1851.8 1 2.22 -0.1 2128 -0400 24796 0.363 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/04/29 0346/35 34.0 -89.3 780.9 17.9 110.1 1836.3 1 2.18 -0.1 2130 -0304 24796 0.373 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/04/29 2025/10 39.4 -101.9 782.9 66.7 101.9 842.0 2 2.23 -0.0 1146 3154 25469 0.349 IRIDIUM 80 [+]
2008/04/29 2025/15 39.1 -101.9 782.9 66.0 107.9 846.2 2 2.12 -0.1 1143 2927 25469 0.388 IRIDIUM 80 [+]
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/04/30 JULIAN DATE = 2454586.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/04/30 0321/45 32.3 -84.4 780.6 10.3 108.1 2307.7 1 1.60 -0.7 2137 -0650 24968 0.301 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/04/30 0321/50 32.6 -84.4 780.7 10.5 107.3 2291.8 1 2.11 -0.2 2139 -0605 24968 0.308 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/04/30 0330/40 31.4 -86.7 780.5 12.1 114.0 2176.9 1 2.16 -0.1 2124 -0944 25263 0.284 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0330/45 31.7 -86.7 780.5 12.4 113.1 2158.9 1 1.58 -0.7 2126 -0858 25263 0.291 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0330/50 32.0 -86.7 780.6 12.7 112.3 2141.4 1 0.98 -1.7 2128 -0811 25263 0.299 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0330/55 32.3 -86.7 780.6 12.9 111.4 2124.2 1 0.38 -3.5 2129 -0724 25263 0.307 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0331/00 32.6 -86.7 780.7 13.2 110.5 2107.5 1 0.24 -4.3 2131 -0635 25263 0.316 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0331/05 32.9 -86.7 780.7 13.5 109.6 2091.3 1 0.86 -1.9 2133 -0547 25263 0.324 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0331/10 33.2 -86.7 780.8 13.7 108.7 2075.5 1 1.50 -0.8 2135 -0458 25263 0.332 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0331/15 33.5 -86.7 780.8 13.9 107.8 2060.1 1 2.15 -0.1 2137 -0408 25263 0.340 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/04/30 0340/10 32.6 -89.1 780.7 16.3 114.4 1922.0 1 2.18 -0.1 2121 -0705 24965 0.326 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/30 0340/15 32.9 -89.1 780.7 16.6 113.4 1904.9 1 1.68 -0.6 2123 -0612 24965 0.335 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/30 0340/20 33.2 -89.1 780.8 16.9 112.4 1888.2 1 1.34 -1.1 2125 -0518 24965 0.344 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/30 0340/25 33.5 -89.1 780.8 17.2 111.4 1872.1 1 1.35 -1.1 2127 -0424 24965 0.354 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/30 0340/30 33.8 -89.1 780.9 17.5 110.4 1856.4 1 1.71 -0.6 2129 -0329 24965 0.363 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
2008/04/30 0340/35 34.1 -89.1 780.9 17.8 109.3 1841.3 1 2.27 -0.0 2131 -0233 24965 0.372 IRIDIUM 19 [+]
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/05/01 JULIAN DATE = 2454587.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/05/01 0324/25 30.8 -86.7 780.3 11.5 115.6 2218.9 1 2.06 -0.2 2119 -1115 24966 0.261 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0324/30 31.1 -86.7 780.4 11.8 114.7 2200.1 1 1.56 -0.8 2121 -1030 24966 0.269 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0324/35 31.4 -86.7 780.4 12.1 113.9 2181.8 1 1.08 -1.5 2123 -0945 24966 0.277 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0324/40 31.7 -86.7 780.5 12.3 113.1 2163.8 1 0.74 -2.2 2124 -0859 24966 0.285 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0324/45 32.0 -86.7 780.5 12.6 112.2 2146.3 1 0.76 -2.2 2126 -0812 24966 0.293 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0324/50 32.3 -86.7 780.5 12.9 111.4 2129.1 1 1.15 -1.4 2128 -0725 24966 0.301 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0324/55 32.6 -86.7 780.6 13.1 110.5 2112.4 1 1.68 -0.6 2129 -0637 24966 0.309 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0325/00 32.9 -86.7 780.6 13.4 109.6 2096.2 1 2.25 -0.0 2131 -0548 24966 0.317 IRIDIUM 35 [+]
2008/05/01 0333/55 32.0 -88.7 780.0 15.0 115.7 1992.0 1 1.96 -0.3 2118 -0853 27450 0.302 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0334/00 32.3 -88.7 780.0 15.3 114.8 1974.0 1 1.33 -1.1 2120 -0802 27450 0.311 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0334/05 32.6 -88.7 780.1 15.7 113.9 1956.4 1 0.73 -2.3 2122 -0711 27450 0.320 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0334/10 32.9 -88.7 780.1 16.0 112.9 1939.4 1 0.39 -3.4 2124 -0619 27450 0.329 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0334/15 33.2 -88.7 780.2 16.3 111.9 1922.8 1 0.84 -2.0 2126 -0526 27450 0.338 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0334/20 33.5 -88.7 780.3 16.5 110.9 1906.6 1 1.50 -0.8 2128 -0433 27450 0.347 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0334/25 33.8 -88.7 780.3 16.8 109.9 1891.0 1 2.20 -0.1 2130 -0338 27450 0.356 IRIDIUM 97 [+]
2008/05/01 0343/30 33.7 -90.9 780.1 20.2 114.3 1724.2 1 2.18 -0.1 2118 -0414 24795 0.371 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
2008/05/01 0343/35 34.0 -90.9 780.1 20.5 113.1 1708.0 1 2.27 -0.0 2120 -0314 24795 0.381 IRIDIUM 5 [+]
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/05/02 JULIAN DATE = 2454588.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/05/02 0318/10 30.1 -86.5 780.0 10.6 117.1 2282.6 1 2.25 -0.0 2115 -1257 24794 0.238 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0318/15 30.4 -86.5 780.1 10.9 116.3 2263.1 1 1.86 -0.4 2117 -1213 24794 0.245 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0318/20 30.7 -86.5 780.1 11.2 115.5 2243.9 1 1.53 -0.8 2118 -1130 24794 0.253 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0318/25 31.0 -86.5 780.2 11.4 114.7 2225.0 1 1.34 -1.1 2120 -1045 24794 0.261 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0318/30 31.3 -86.5 780.2 11.7 113.9 2206.6 1 1.34 -1.1 2121 -1000 24794 0.269 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0318/35 31.6 -86.5 780.3 12.0 113.1 2188.6 1 1.56 -0.8 2123 -0915 24794 0.277 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0318/40 31.9 -86.5 780.3 12.2 112.3 2170.9 1 1.93 -0.3 2125 -0828 24794 0.285 IRIDIUM 6 [+]
2008/05/02 0327/40 31.3 -88.8 780.4 14.4 117.7 2030.3 1 2.00 -0.3 2112 -1039 24793 0.276 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0327/45 31.6 -88.7 780.4 14.7 116.8 2011.3 1 1.40 -1.0 2114 -0950 24793 0.285 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0327/50 31.9 -88.7 780.5 15.0 115.9 1992.8 1 0.81 -2.1 2116 -0901 24793 0.294 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0327/55 32.2 -88.7 780.5 15.4 115.0 1974.7 1 0.34 -3.7 2117 -0810 24793 0.303 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0328/00 32.5 -88.7 780.6 15.7 114.1 1957.1 1 0.64 -2.5 2119 -0719 24793 0.312 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0328/05 32.8 -88.7 780.6 16.0 113.1 1939.9 1 1.26 -1.2 2121 -0627 24793 0.321 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0328/10 33.1 -88.7 780.7 16.3 112.1 1923.2 1 1.92 -0.3 2123 -0534 24793 0.330 IRIDIUM 7 [+]
2008/05/02 0329/25 31.8 -89.2 751.7 14.7 117.3 1954.8 1 1.81 -0.5 2114 -1011 25262 0.278 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/05/02 0329/30 32.1 -89.2 751.8 15.0 116.4 1936.1 1 1.25 -1.2 2116 -0920 25262 0.287 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/05/02 0329/35 32.4 -89.2 751.8 15.4 115.5 1917.8 1 0.82 -2.0 2118 -0828 25262 0.296 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/05/02 0329/40 32.7 -89.2 751.9 15.7 114.5 1900.0 1 0.81 -2.0 2120 -0735 25262 0.305 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/05/02 0329/45 33.0 -89.2 751.9 16.0 113.5 1882.6 1 1.27 -1.2 2122 -0642 25262 0.315 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/05/02 0329/50 33.3 -89.2 752.0 16.3 112.5 1865.8 1 1.88 -0.4 2124 -0548 25262 0.324 IRIDIUM 51 [S]
2008/05/02 0337/10 32.7 -91.1 780.6 19.2 118.1 1768.9 1 2.10 -0.2 2107 -0723 24792 0.330 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/05/02 0337/15 33.0 -91.1 780.6 19.6 117.0 1750.9 1 1.64 -0.7 2109 -0626 24792 0.340 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/05/02 0337/20 33.3 -91.1 780.7 20.0 116.0 1733.5 1 1.44 -0.9 2111 -0528 24792 0.351 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/05/02 0337/25 33.6 -91.1 780.7 20.4 114.8 1716.6 1 1.64 -0.7 2113 -0429 24792 0.361 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
2008/05/02 0337/30 33.9 -91.1 780.8 20.7 113.7 1700.2 1 2.13 -0.1 2115 -0329 24792 0.372 IRIDIUM 8 [+]
REQUEST DATE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2008/05/03 JULIAN DATE = 2454589.5
FLARE DATE TIME LATI LONGI HEIGHT ELEV AZI RANGE M MIRROR FLARE R.A. DEC. SAT VIEW COMMON
YYYY/MM/DD HHMM/SS TUDE TUDE (KM) ATION MUTH (KM) # ANGLE MAG HHMM DGMN NUMBR PROB. NAME
2008/05/03 0312/00 29.7 -86.6 780.0 10.3 118.2 2302.8 1 2.10 -0.2 2111 -1354 24796 0.220 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/05/03 0312/05 30.0 -86.6 780.1 10.6 117.4 2282.7 1 1.90 -0.4 2112 -1311 24796 0.227 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/05/03 0312/10 30.3 -86.6 780.1 10.9 116.7 2263.0 1 1.82 -0.5 2114 -1228 24796 0.235 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/05/03 0312/15 30.6 -86.6 780.2 11.2 115.9 2243.7 1 1.88 -0.4 2115 -1145 24796 0.243 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/05/03 0312/20 30.9 -86.5 780.2 11.4 115.1 2224.7 1 2.07 -0.2 2117 -1100 24796 0.251 IRIDIUM 4 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/25 30.8 -88.7 780.2 13.7 119.0 2072.2 1 1.94 -0.3 2108 -1202 24968 0.255 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/30 31.1 -88.7 780.3 14.0 118.2 2052.6 1 1.49 -0.9 2110 -1115 24968 0.263 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/35 31.4 -88.7 780.3 14.4 117.3 2033.3 1 1.14 -1.4 2111 -1027 24968 0.272 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/40 31.7 -88.6 780.4 14.7 116.5 2014.5 1 1.04 -1.6 2113 -0938 24968 0.281 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/45 32.0 -88.6 780.4 15.0 115.6 1996.2 1 1.27 -1.2 2115 -0848 24968 0.290 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/50 32.3 -88.6 780.5 15.3 114.6 1978.2 1 1.71 -0.6 2116 -0757 24968 0.299 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0321/55 32.6 -88.6 780.5 15.6 113.7 1960.7 1 2.26 -0.0 2118 -0706 24968 0.308 IRIDIUM 37 [+]
2008/05/03 0330/55 32.0 -91.0 780.4 18.1 120.1 1826.7 1 2.03 -0.2 2102 -0933 25263 0.300 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/05/03 0331/00 32.3 -91.0 780.5 18.4 119.1 1807.7 1 1.37 -1.0 2104 -0839 25263 0.310 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/05/03 0331/05 32.6 -90.9 780.5 18.8 118.1 1789.1 1 0.77 -2.2 2106 -0743 25263 0.320 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/05/03 0331/10 32.9 -90.9 780.6 19.2 117.1 1771.0 1 0.56 -2.8 2108 -0647 25263 0.331 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/05/03 0331/15 33.2 -90.9 780.6 19.6 116.0 1753.5 1 1.06 -1.5 2110 -0549 25263 0.341 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/05/03 0331/20 33.5 -90.9 780.7 19.9 114.9 1736.4 1 1.76 -0.5 2112 -0451 25263 0.351 IRIDIUM 61 [+]
2008/05/03 2314/50 32.1 -122.8 751.4 13.3 246.4 2042.0 1 1.63 -0.7 846 -0840 25345 1.000 IRIDIUM 74 [S]
2008/05/03 2314/55 32.4 -122.8 751.5 13.6 247.3 2023.6 1 1.42 -1.0 844 -0751 25345 1.000 IRIDIUM 74 [S]
2008/05/03 2315/00 32.7 -122.8 751.5 13.9 248.2 2005.7 1 1.47 -0.9 843 -0701 25345 1.000 IRIDIUM 74 [S]
2008/05/03 2315/05 33.0 -122.8 751.6 14.2 249.1 1988.3 1 1.79 -0.5 841 -0610 25345 1.000 IRIDIUM 74 [S]
2008/05/03 2315/10 33.3 -122.8 751.6 14.4 250.1 1971.2 1 2.27 -0.0 840 -0518 25345 1.000 IRIDIUM 74 [S]
2008/05/03 2321/40 31.1 -124.7 780.1 10.9 246.6 2260.5 1 2.01 -0.2 845 -1011 25290 1.000 IRIDIUM 67 [+]
2008/05/03 2321/45 31.4 -124.7 780.2 11.2 247.4 2241.8 1 1.69 -0.6 844 -0927 25290 1.000 IRIDIUM 67 [+]
2008/05/03 2321/50 31.7 -124.7 780.2 11.5 248.2 2223.4 1 1.50 -0.8 843 -0842 25290 1.000 IRIDIUM 67 [+]
2008/05/03 2321/55 32.0 -124.7 780.3 11.7 249.0 2205.4 1 1.52 -0.8 841 -0756 25290 1.000 IRIDIUM 67 [+]
2008/05/03 2322/00 32.3 -124.7 780.3 12.0 249.8 2187.7 1 1.74 -0.5 840 -0710 25290 1.000 IRIDIUM 67 [+]
2008/05/03 2322/05 32.6 -124.7 780.4 12.2 250.7 2170.5 1 2.12 -0.1 838 -0624 25290 1.000 IRIDIUM 67 [+]
About the Firebirds Program
The Firebirds program was licensed to Software Bisque, Inc. in June 2006 for use in their new
TheSkyX computer program for both Macs and PCs. The Student Version of TheSkyX was released
at the Macworld Expo held in San Francisco in January 2008.
TheSkyX includes most of the data provided above for each Iridium flare, but its compelling
feature is that it lets the user view an animated simulation of each Iridium flare of
interest, properly located among the constellations and stars visible to the user
at the time of the Iridium flare.
For further details about TheSkyX, see http://www.bisque.com/
(c) 2008-2010 by Astronomical Data Service. Last updated 2011 May 5.
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