Is there any requirement on NRO to ensure that spent rocket bodies are de-orbited promptly? I have to prove that my Cubesats will burn up within 25 years, but apparently it is OK for larger spent rockets to stay up for much longer. Most of the GTO launches of the past decade still have their upper stages in elliptical orbit. I will be interested to see how long this RB lasts (probably longer than I have left). Dan Schultz N8FGV _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Mon Nov 23 2020 - 13:49:12 UTC
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