Re: Latest Collision Debris Count

From: Ralph McConahy (rwmcconahy4@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Feb 24 2009 - 17:41:18 UTC

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    Alan pointed out one error in SpaceTrack's Intl numbers, and I found three more:
    
     All of these involve Cosmos 2251 (93-036) debris:
    
     34031 correctly has 93036HS, but 34032 is HU, there's no HT
    
     Both 34045 and 34046 are 93036JH, there's no JJ
    
     Both 34051 and 34052 are 93036JP, there's no JQ
    
     Both 34069 and 34070 are 93036KH, 34070 should be KJ (however, all numbers following HS should increase by one, so this would actually be KL)
    
    
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    
    SpaceTrack has added another 140 objects to the list of debris resulting from the Cosmos 2251 & Iridium 33 collision, bringing the total to 352 objects. 
    
    They are catalog numbers 33757 through 34110, with the exception of 33969 & 33970 which are debris belonging to Cosmos 2245 (08-058). 
    
    Of the 352 objects . . . 
    
       244 are from Cosmos 2251 (highest Intl# 93-036KH) 
    
       108 are from  Iridium 33 (highest Intl# 97-051DV) 
    
    
      Ralph McConahy 
      38.3306N, 75.6970W, -25m (WGS84) 
       
    
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