Re: Taurus Rk
Robert Smathers (roberts@nmia.com)
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 21:55:20 -0700 (MST)
Tyler MacKenzie put fingers on a keyboard to type in:
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> Can anyone tell me where to find elsets for the new Taurus rocket launched
> from Vandenburg this morning; I would like to drag someone out in a couple
the elsets can be found after the item number is specifically known.
My interest has been observing the primary payloads of launches - I
haven't gotten into observing rocket bodies or understanding the
terminology involved with them.
After doing a little research, I've come up with the following where
one of these two should be the item we want:
98-007D (norad 25160)
98-007E (norad 25161)
(98-007 A,B, and C are the GFO and Orbcomm payloads)
my inexperience plays into this as I don't know which one of the
two items above is the right part that has the Celestis payload attached
to it. I think the news items said upper stage, but I don't which one of
D or E represents the upper stage of the Taurus rocket.
once that question is answered, then tracking the rocket part with
the remains will be easy.
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