In the light of SpaceTrack's switching around of IDs and increasing number of element sets published, I've revisited my reasoning as to which ID is which launch component. I agree with Ted but by have approached it from a different angle. I still think it is the APT that is venting fuel or gas: http://www.zarya.info/Gallimaufry/120707ProtonFailure.php Bob Christy On 10/08/2012 22:18, Ted Molczan wrote: > With the release of the epoch 12223.71 TLEs, USSTRATCOM has made several ID re-assignments: > > Original New > 12044A / 38744 12044C / 38746 > 12044C / 38746 12044D / 38747 > 12044D / 38747 12044A / 38744 > > Names have yet to be listed; my guesses: > > 12044A Ekspress-MD2 > 12044B Telkom-3 > 12044C Breeze-M > 12044D Breeze-M APT > > Over the past few years, the APT nearly always followed the Breeze stage in the ID assignments. > > Between epoch 12221.48123720 and 12223.71265127, 12044C's mean motion changed negligibly, and several TLEs had negative > decay terms, with decreased mean motion. Leaking fuel seems the likely explanation. > > Ted Molczan > > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5191 - Release Date: 08/10/12 > > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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