sorry, I meant that if you took the Moon out of the picture was the S4B traveling at a velocity that meant it would enter solar orbit or stay in Earth orbit. The follow-up posts and yours indicate it was still in Earth orbit, and, can you tell by looking at a TLE if the satellite will be escaping Earth orbit. Dale -----Original Message----- From: Mike McCants [mailto:mmccants@io.com] Dale Ireland asked: >First, if the Saturn >4B missed the Moon wasn't it heading for solar orbit. Since there were working seismic detectors on the moon from previous missions, many of the Saturn S4Bs were deliberately re-targeted to hit the moon after the CSM and LM had separated from the S4B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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