IKAROS separates at 4787-4909 km altitude. http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/pdf/plan_h2af17_e.pdf p.12 Obviously going to Earth escape orbit - 9.3 to 9.5 km/s at latitude -30, and be far from Earth before reaching higher declination? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Wikholm" <satellites@wippies.fi> To: <seesat-l@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 9:05 PM Subject: Ikaros and Akatsuki launch Ikaros solar sail may be very interesting... http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/index_e.html _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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