Greg, If the ASAT weapon indeed had struck the satellite head on, the result would have been numerous pieces of debris (maybe up to 50%) traveling in the opposite direction, and some pieces would have fallen to the ground. No such pieces exist. That would have been like a head on collision between two cars, where the two wrecks and most debris normally come to rest about at the collision point. Given that all the debris pieces now travel in the same direction as the target and in about the same orbital plane, one can conclude that the ASAT weapon did strike from behind, with approximately a coplanar trajectory; and since most debris pieces have a higher orbit than the target satellite had originally, this indicates that the ASAT weapon struck from slightly below the satellite. To conclude: The ASAT weapon probably struck from behind and slightly below the target satellite. Christian -- Christian Kjærnet On 14-02-07 04:24, "Greg Williams" <k4hsm@lock-net.com> wrote: > I believe the satellite was struck head on by the ASAT weapon, so it > would be traveling in completely opposite directions. > > Greg > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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