Re: USSPACECOM Nr: 33272

From: John Locker (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2008 - 06:11:00 UTC

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.....And as such , safely outside useable  telescope range  :O(

So I guess no more close up pics .

The AW article pictured a DK-1 satellite , not Persona and whilst it refered 
to Persona being similar in design , its obviously not.
Object A was the main payload so I think we can safely assume that Persona 
is a "Hubble" type concept.
However Craigs article prompted me to re do the maths based on a pixel count 
and known range........and I would
concede that a length of 7 to 8 metres is nearer the mark

John




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From: "Ted Molczan" <ssl3molcz@rogers.com>
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Subject: RE: USSPACECOM Nr: 33272


> Persona (08037A / 33272) has made the expected circularization manoeuvre,
> yielding a sun-synchronous orbit. It is in nearly a 29:2 resonance, which 
> means
> that its ground track nearly repeats after 29 revolutions, which takes 
> about 2
> days. Frequent repetition of ground tracks is a common orbital feature of
> imaging reconnaissance satellites.
>
> Ted Molczan
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