There is an ISS boost scheduled for February 11 so after that they will be even further apart, assuming Suitsat has not re-entered by then. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Gardner" <mir16609@verizon.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 6:38 PM Subject: RE: suitsat released > Figuring that they are moving at about 8km/second that's a delta of about > 1 > seconds/orbit or about 16 seconds/day - 160 sec for 10 days. > > > Don Gardner > 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Newcomb [mailto:snewcomb@gcnetmail.net] > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 12:19 AM > To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org > Subject: RE: suitsat released > >> NASA commentator said that Suitsat was moving > away from ISS at a rate of about 8 km per orbit. > > So after 10 days at approx 15 3/4 orbits per day they are approx 1260 km > apart. > What kind of time separation would that be? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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