Very large satellite appearance.
North polar orbit. Just past zenith grew in brightness to about 10 times station brightness, moving as a typical satellite, until much more bright than any satellite could possibly get from reflected sunlight, unless extremely large, i.e. 1/2 mile in size @ 300 miles agl.
((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Iridium #70 at 20:45 hrs.. See www.Heavens-above link below. PD))
http://heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx?lat=47.5223&lng=-120.4698&loc=Cashmere&alt=241&tz=PST
North polar orbit. Just past zenith grew in brightness to about 10 times station brightness, moving as a typical satellite, until much more bright than any satellite could possibly get from reflected sunlight, unless extremely large, i.e. 1/2 mile in size @ 300 miles agl.
((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Iridium #70 at 20:45 hrs.. See www.Heavens-above link below. PD))
http://heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx?lat=47.5223&lng=-120.4698&loc=Cashmere&alt=241&tz=PST
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Cashmere
USA
25 seconds
25 seconds
47.52
-120.51
changing
WA
Occurred : 9/14/2014 20:47 (Entered as : 091414 20:47) Reported: 9/14/2014 9:35:34 PM 21:35 Posted: 9/18/2014 Location: Cashmere, WA Shape: Changing Duration: 25 seconds
Very large satellite appearance. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Iridium #70 at 20:45 hrs.. PD))