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"I'm not sure what made this streak. It looks like a burning meteor but appears significantly above the atmosphere from this perspective.

It might be a solar reflection "flash" from an Iridium satellite. Any ideas?

Captured with Nikon D3s with IR blocking filter removed, 15 sec, 58mm f1.2, ISO 3200, Expedition

Time: 30, Jan. 18 at 14:34 UTC, 2012"

Location: Earth Orbit

- Don Pettit

It doesn't seem to be moving in a circular orbit. The arc doesn't match the arc of the earth ruling out satellites as far as I'm concerned and it's too high to be a meteor burning up in the atmosphere