Hi Ed, It is the thermal cover on the docking port for the japanese cargoferry. As this has to be unloaded, a man must enter it, so the cover will be at least 1 m in dia, probably bigger. Greetings and clear skies, Leo Barhorst Almere The Netherlands 52.3717 N 05.2580 E -2 m MSL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward S Light" <light@argoscomp.com> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 4:55 PM Subject: ISS/STS debris question > > I understand that another piece of ISS/STS-127 "debris" has been > cataloged, namely 35634 = 98-067BR, described to be "Kibo thermal > cover". Does anyone have any clue as to how big this is? E.g. > is it bigger than a tool kit? > > Clear and dark skies! > Ed Light > Lakewood, NJ, USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.20/2250 - Release Date: 07/20/09 06:16:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Jul 20 2009 - 15:41:26 UTC