Re: C 1579 Coolant

From: Paul Henney (Paul.J.Henney@btinternet.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 13:15:18 PDT

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    Hi,
    
    Many thanks for the info..suspicions confirmed.
    
    As a matter of interest how many RORSAT reactors are still in orbit? I have
    read that they were ejected from the RORSATs into a higher orbit at the end
    of their lives. I assume therefore that they must have their own catelogue
    number? What is their average size? Are they visible to "amateurs"?
    
    pj
    
    Sheffield UK
    53.38N 1.46W +220M
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Phillip Clark <psclark@dircon.co.uk>
    To: Paul Henney <paul.j.henney@btinternet.com>
    Cc: <Seesat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
    Sent: 23 September 2000 17:20
    Subject: Re: C 1579 Coolant
    
    
    > On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, Paul Henney wrote:
    > > I've just downloaded the latest thirty.zip from Mike M's site and run it
    > > using satspy..it shows several references to Cosmos 1579 coolant.
    > > Could someone enlighten me as to what this is  and what it
    would/will/may
    > > look like?
    >
    > These objects are coolant which has been leaking from the nuclear power
    > units carried by the RORSATs.   It has been detected in orbit over many
    > years, but USSPACECOM has only just decided to catalogue the larger
    > objects.
    
    
    
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