RE: Cosmos 2399 exploded?

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@rogers.com)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 16:18:09 EST

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George Roberts wrote:

> > Cosmos 2399 appears to have exploded.
> 
> It exploded?  Is this common 4 months after launch?

Normal mission life for this type of spacecraft is around 4 months, and
sometimes they are exploded before re-entry.

Ted Molczan


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