Re: DMSP Launched On time
Mir16609@aol.com
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 14:41:08 EST
In a message dated 12/12/1999 3:01:46 PM EDT, kc4yer@amsat.org writes:
> On a mission like this the Titan II upper stage is on a ballistic
> trajectory so it doesn't actually achieve orbital velocity. The
> spacecraft's built-in upper stage performs the orbital insertion /
> circularization maneuver. So there should only be one visible (OBJ Seesat
> comment) object in orbit from this mission.
Are fragments common on a DMSP launch?
USA 147
1 25991U 99067A 99347.55843551 .00000147 00000-0 10000-3 0 71
2 25991 98.8968 40.6463 0009849 330.2544 29.8080 14.14456903 116
UNK
1 25992U 99067B 99347.66076420 .00000148 00000-0 10000-3 0 56
2 25992 98.8928 40.7451 0008238 14.7962 146.7515 14.14699272 121
UNK
1 25993U 99067C 99347.65808699 .00000146 00000-0 10000-3 0 11
2 25993 98.8971 40.7438 0005995 29.2318 117.0707 14.14208972 79
Cheers
Don Gardner 39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL
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