It is abnormal in the sense that for a location near the equator the satellite passes within visible (and probably debris field) range 16 times per day, instead of two or less for inclinations > 10 deg.+latitude. So the risk (or chance) of seeing or receiving the decay is about ten times higher. ----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: Dangerous decay > > 1996-027A (#23857) BEPPOSAX > > The expected "dangerous" situation described in reports from Indonesia is extremely exaggerated. This is a "normal" decay > without any special risks. The inclination of the orbit > is 3.950 important only for equator very near regions. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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