Re: A third object with Shuttle & ISS

From: Daniel Crawford (djcunix@sound.scc.net)
Date: Mon Dec 02 2002 - 19:14:34 EST

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    From space.com

Another hour or so later (after separation), the shuttle crew plans to
deploy a small Air Force satellite experiment inot Earth orbit that is
designed to study orbital mechanics and the way the tiny spacecraft
interact with each other.

(typos mine)

Daniel

On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Ed Cannon wrote:

> Mike McCants just told me about this.  There's apparently something
> else up there in the same orbit (27562 below).  Did they drop
> something on a spacewalk?
>
> ISS (ZARYA)
> 1 25544U 98067A   02336.18166133  .00140171  00000-0  19004-2 0  4314
> 2 25544  51.6360 289.4670 0003111 225.9823 275.3484 15.56678595230179
> STS-113
> 1 27556U 02052A   02336.87613426  .00013720  00000-0  19050-3 0   335
> 2 27556  51.6321 285.9871 0005671 239.0873 196.7245 15.57320542  1353
> UNK
> 1 27562U 02052B   02336.91999461  .00009532  00000-0  13059-3 0    17
> 2 27562  51.6512 285.7530 0006462 207.3559 114.4692 15.58112573    19
>
> Going out now to attempt to see the two bright ones (no binoculars
> with me).
>
> Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA
>
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