Re: Cosmos 2399 - More debris catalogued

From: Harro Zimmer (Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 15:49:00 EST

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The debris is a product of an usual procedure at the end
of the active lifetime of this satellite type: A "soft"
explosion to reduce the mass. The "complete" spacecraft 
has a mass of about 6000 kg and at the end of his life  
there is no possibility for a controlled reentry.....

Harro

Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de

Berlin, Germany

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