Re: Athena/Ikonos OAM Propellant Dump

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>The OAM does a collision avoidance burn from 1:03:08 to 1:07:26
>(h:m:s) after launch.  There MAY be a propellant dump sometime
>after that.  Scandinavian observers may be alert for such a
>"cloud" when it passes by about ten minutes after that burn.
>

Thanks, Ron,
It never occurred to me that I might have a chance to see propellant dumps,
but I have looked for California launches on the first or second orbit
before.

I would have yesterday, if it weren't for 40 mm rain during the day, and
a 100% cloud cover since.


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