Igor Lissov wrote: > > On that first mission, the Shenzhou did not circularize its > orbit, so > > it remained in an orbit similar to that of the 2nd stage rocket; > > however, the rocket stage should have been in a lower orbit as a > > result of the firing of its separation motors, and also > because of its > > greater ballistic coefficient. > > > > I found only one elset that could be of the intact spacecraft: > > 214 X 341 > 1 25956U 99061A 99324.60834382 .00606827 83585-5 56001-3 0 60 > 2 25956 42.5956 23.0886 0095292 134.3737 226.4995 16.02245812 77 > > I think this one, too, was of the spacecraft before the > Orbital Module separation, and not of the OM itself. > > 1 01857U 99061B 99324.79532490 .01480763 83373-5 13432-2 0 72 > 2 01857 42.5919 21.9072 0094151 132.0005 228.7773 16.02625447 106 The catalogue number of yours seems to have been corrupted; I have the original as: 1 25957U 99061B 99324.79532490 .01480763 83373-5 13432-2 0 72 2 25957 42.5919 21.9072 0094151 132.0005 228.7773 16.02625447 106 The epoch was stated for the final ascending node prior to landing, at 19:05 UTC, by which time the OM had separated and the de-orbit burn had been performed. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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