> I think it's interesting to note that the predicted decay of the ISS as > shown on the Science News page is a linear function, whereas the actual > decay of Mir as shown at NASA page, > http://www.hq.nasa.gov/mir/mirvis.html > is non linear. The decay accelerates as the orbit becomes lower, as I would > expect. > The ISS chart shows the decay from 399.5 to 394.5 km only, and you can't see the curvature on that small segment (increase in rate normally about 10%) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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