FLARE EVENT:
- Date: 2017 January 24.
- Location: S.W. Gainesville Suburbs.
- Predicted Time: 7:26:08 p.m. EST (00:26:08 UT on Jan. 15).
- Predicted Brightness (magnitude): - 8.
- Direction: Altitude 48° Azimuth 35°.
- Sun: Altitude -18.5°.
- Angular Separation from Sun: 134.4°.
- Satellite Distance: 1008 km (626 mi).
- Distance to Flare Center: 3 km (1.9 mi)
IRIDIUM SATELLITE 83:
- Launched: 1998 Nov. 6, 13:37 UTC.
- Launch Site: Air Force W. Test Range.
- Polar Orbit: 776x779 km (482x484 mi).
- Inclination: 86.4°.
- Orbit Period: 100.4 min.
- Semi-Major Axis: 7,155 km (4,446 mi).
- Perigee: 783.3 km (486.7 mi).
- Apogee: 786.3 km (488.6 mi).
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