I don't get why ISS passes vary so much in brightness.
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Does the ISS rotate at all? If so, it wouldn't be surprising if the amount of light reflected varied quite a bit...
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So rotation isn't the answer, assuming YA can be trusted.
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Orbit eccentricity is also near zero, so that can't be it.

