Two rocket stage decays took place on April 27th:-
Decay: 2000/04/27 13:18:00 -21.8 344.0 8.3399
23834 1996-019B US DELTA 2 R/B(1) 2000/04/27 14:40:00
Decay: 2000/04/27 10:42:00 41.9 277.1 0.0000
26302 2000-021B CIS SL-04 R/B 2000/04/27 11:12:00
A time that the South African had his close encounter would be useful to
see which of these two rockets _could_ have been the culprit. The 1
metre sphere described maks a rocket stage more likely than a satellite,
but thinking about the designs of these stages I cannot recall such a
component being carried - certainly not a main propulsion tank.
Recall a Delta-2 stage coming down over Texas a few years ago with both
propellant tanks landing intact but nicely dented.
Phillip Clark
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Phillip S Clark 22 Winterbourne Close
Molniya Space Consultancy Hastings
Compiler/Publisher, Worldwide Satellite Launches E Sussex TN34 1XG
U.K.
Specialist in "space archeology" - the older and more obscure the more
interesting it is !
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