Re: New decayers: #24813 and #24814
Phillip Clark (psclark@dircon.co.uk)
Sun, 25 May 1997 21:54:13 +0100 (BST)
Regarding the query concerning debris from the recent Proton-K launch,
object B is the third stage, mass about 4 tonnes, while I believe that
object C is a hollow cylinder, mass about 800 kg which surrounds the
Block DM class fourth stage until separation after LEO is reached.
Phillip Clark
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