RE: SPACETRACK

From: Fred Valcho (fvalcho@wovensystems.com)
Date: Wed Dec 17 2008 - 21:52:00 UTC

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    OK, lets all predict its trajectory, then place our virtual wages. (Are
    these wages in today's dollars, yesterdays', or next years?) :)
    -fred 
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Brian Weeden [mailto:brian.weeden@gmail.com] 
    Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:35 PM
    To: Greg Roberts
    Cc: SeeSat-D@satobs.org
    Subject: Re: SPACETRACK
    
    Should we start a pool on how long before this Briz-M explodes into
    hundreds of un-tracked pieces just like the one that failed to put
    Arabsat 4A up?
    
    ---------
    Brian
    
    On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Greg Roberts <grr@telkomsa.net> wrote:
    >
    > Evening all
    >
    > Ive just done some surfing on the Internet and turns out pretty
    interesting. The AMC-14 satellite is a total loss following a
    malfunction during the second burn of the BRIZ M upper stage which shut
    down 2 minutes early stranding the satellite in a useless orbit. It
    appears they were able to get it to near geostationary orbit and there
    were hopes of using a lunar trajectory flyby to get it into the correct
    place but there were some patent restrictions on the use of such a
    technique.
    >
    > Anyway do a search on AMC-14 and get the full story.
    >
    > It would appear that the $150 million satellite is a total loss and
    owners apparently intend to de-orbit it.
    >
    > Cheers
    > Greg
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