Hi guys I have no idea where I got the EROS/1963 021A link from - it was such a long time ago :-)). But in my listing I state "it is believed'...... Jos Heyman >From: "George Olshevsky" <george.olshevsky@gmail.com> >To: "Jonathan McDowell" <jcm@head.cfa.harvard.edu> >CC: seesat-l <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>, "Dinogeorge@aol.com" ><dinogeorge@aol.com>, george.olshevsky@gmail.com >Subject: Re: EROS >Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:18:13 -0800 > >1963-021 wasn't my idea; that's how EROS is listed in Jos Heyman's log >of space launches. 21A stayed up almost two months, but I guess that's >because it didn't make it all the way to 900 km. > >Naturally, I kinda like 1963-019A myself, for the reason cited in my >previous email, and it does fit with all vailable information. > >On 2/20/06, Jonathan McDowell <jcm@head.cfa.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > > Well, the memo I cite was from July 1963 - I think it's not sensitive > > NOW, but we just haven't managed to find any surviving documents. > > > > The 1963-021 launch is an interesting idea - I thought the info we had > > on EROS was that it was a low orbit mission (1963-021 was planned for > > a higher 900 km orbit): the 'planned orbital lifetime' was 30 days > > and the USAF museum ties it explicitly to 'Discoverer'. So I think > > 1963-021 is ruled out. > > - Jonathan > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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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