Hi Jonathan, On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Jonathan McDowell <planet4589_at_gmail.com> wrote: > The late deorbit is indeed interesting. I suspect it is related to the > suspected low mass of the primary payload > and the resulting excess capacity in some way: either stage 2 will be used > after payload separation by SpaceX for experiments > (related to tech development for stage 2 recovery perhaps?) or there are > secondary payloads to be deployed. > Observers should therefore be on the lookout for the possibility of > additional objects in orbit. That's a very interesting suggestion! Given the involvement of Ball Areospace, a normal insertion into LEO, combined with stage 2 testing, may be the best explanation for the de-orbit area and time. Regards, Cees _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Apr 30 2017 - 11:18:47 UTC
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