On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Edward S Light wrote: > OIG is now giving elements for: > UNK > 1 27408U 02014C 02091.43726331 -.01229964 00000-0 -77166-2 0 17 > 2 27408 42.4101 346.6086 0006772 322.3544 211.6198 15.78523509 17 > Is the Shenzhou reentry module or the capsule which will remain in orbit? I expect that this is the orbital module. If it behaves like the SZ 2 orbital module, we should see a manoeuvre tomorrow (Tuesday) to raise the orbit to ~400 km circular. That is when I expect the small sub-satellite will separate. Higher altitude ==> longer orbital lifetime. I discussed this last week in a piece sent in to the www.janes.com web site. Phillip Clark --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip S Clark Flat 2 Wellington House Molniya Space Consultancy Castle Hill Passage Compiler/Publisher, Worldwide Satellite Hastings Launches E Sussex TN34 1PG U.K. The only way to comprehend what politicians say and do is to make to basic assumption that their brains were surgically removed before they entered politics. (My own philosophy.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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