At 08:45 17/06/01 , Patrick Curran wrote: >Hi List, > Culled from Sue Worden's FAQs >(http://www.fc.net/~worden/FAQ/Chapter-10) > >>Pageos (5994/1963-14DA) this particular fragment decayed in 1995 Patrick. Here is last TLE from OIG WESTFORD NEEDLES Decayed: 1995/09/21 1 05994U 63014 DA 95260.14443962 .00088600 -62564-6 +10000-2 0 00015 2 05994 083.6590 222.0542 1453826 114.2162 261.4327 12.73825034000003 The remaining pieces from that launch still in orbit are listed from Heavens-above as 66-56A , and 66-56AH. The predicted magnitudes are around 10 in the most favourable circumstances. The are also the 2 halves of the canister, and the agena 2nd stage 66-56B. On such objects ( aluminium coated plastic sheets solar radiation pressure is a lot more important than air-drag. BTW the FAQ isnt wrong just a little out of date. The comments came from notes , that Ted Molczan wrote and distributed. Tony Beresford ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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