Re: CNN reports more than 80 fragments from 193

From: Allen Thomson (thomsona@flash.net)
Date: Thu Feb 21 2008 - 14:16:24 UTC

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--- John Locker <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> CNN is reporting that 193 has broken up into more than 80
> fragments...not quite sure how they arrive at that figure

The SBX imaging X-band radar was positioned just down-range of the
intercept. It should have gotten a good count of the objects, since
that's the kind of thing it was designed to do in a BMD context.

See bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/placemarks/1117483-USA193Shootdown.kmz in
Google Earth.

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