Russell, From the Orbital Debris Quaterly News July 2006 I have the following inclueded in the RAE1989 table. On 2006 June 10 a ullage motor from a Russian Proton launch vehicle broke up in an elliptical orbit of 655 km by 18,410 km with an inclination of 65.1°. This is the 34th identified breakup of a motor of this type, which also employs hypergolic propellants. More than 70 debris were detected after the event, but due to the nature of the eccentric orbit the official cataloging process will take time. This ullage motor was flown before Russian officials were aware of the breakup potential of the component and could implement mitigation measures. Greetings, Leo Barhorst ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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