Message posted by Griffon_314 on June 30, 2011 at 7:41:57 PST:

Almost certainly a pair of NOSS satellites - used by the US Navy for electronic surveillance of the oceans. They orbit in a group of three (although often only 2 are visible), triangulating RF signals emitted by ships.

Iridium sats don't orbit in pairs.

The flare phenomenon (where the satellite appears to brighten for a short period) are common to all satellites with large flat surfaces (like solar arrays, antennas, etc).

In Reply to: Re: high altitude flyover? posted by Gimbal on June 30, 2011 at 5:56:31 PST:

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