Some size data on the delta 4 second stage, I have come across http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/delta4_specs.shtml So for the unclassfd orbit of DELTA 4 R/B 1 27555U 02051B 04226.46194311 .00000002 00000-0 16621-3 0 2999 2 27555 14.0801 327.2153 7126192 298.0165 8.9202 2.35193124 14862 It used a 4 m fairing, so it's Length is 12.2 m, and Diameter 4.0 m. Be interesting to observe it, and see how bright it appears. I observed the following atlas centaur 2AS upper stage flashing on my video setup. ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR RB 1 28155U 04003B 04227.02217858 .00001521 00000-0 81351-3 0 997 2 28155 12.0662 237.3193 7243755 329.0791 3.4715 2.31113653 4393 and it's size is Length is 10.06 m, and Diameter 3.05 m. Kevin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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