The highest post-collision speed of any debris traveling in the forward horizontal direction I have found so far, involves object 30239, with an orbit of 849 x 3632 km. That object left the impact point with a forward horizontal speed of about 7.15 km/s. The Feng Yun 1C had a pre-impact horizontal speed at about the same altitude of about 6.6 km/s. The difference was caused by the collision. Christian -- Christian Kjærnet ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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