----Original Message Follows---- From: Tony Beresford <aberesford@iprimus.com.au> To: "Jude Galvin" <jwgalvin@peoplepc.com> CC: SeeSat-L@satobs.org Subject: Re: Moon Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 17:37:03 +1030 At 13:48 22/01/02, you wrote: >Am I right to assume a satellite at the Lagrange position would be a sync >moon/earth object? I seem to think we have one there right now or shortly. > >Jay > MAP is doing the usual halo orbit behaviour arond the Langrangian2 point of the Earth Sun system, not the Eaeth Moon system. This is much further out from Earth. Its about magnitude 19, and detectable (= nuisance ) to the asteroid surveys. A form of TLE can be found among other high eccentricity nuisances for the planets protectors at http://home.iprimus.com.au/aberesford/tle/glo10.txt Tony Beresford ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Invercargill 46.4233° S, 168.3532° E _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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