RE: Shenzhou 5 - preliminary search elements and visibility

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@rogers.com)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 20:57:04 EDT

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    Don Gardner wrote:

>> According to the BBC from Ed's post earlier today:
>> "the craft would orbit the Earth once before returning. "
>> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3170524.stm
>
> With a one-orbit mission I would think that the chances of visual observation 
> for the North America and Europe would be zero.

I doubt that it will be a single orbit flight; time will tell.

Ted Molczan


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