re: satwk05.rpt from OIG

Philip Chien (kc4yer@amsat.org)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 16:31:00 -0400

>              Weekly Satellite Situation Report
>
>   Date:  January 30, 1998
>
>Objects NO Longer In Orbit:
>
>Internatl.                   Catalog Object Launch      Decay
>Designation  Name            Number  Source Date        Date
>
>1992-044A    GEOTAIL         22049   JPN    24 Jul 1992 19 Oct 1992

hunh?

AFAIK Geotail is still in orbit around the Earth-Moon system.  Certainly
it's been there for the past several years.  Anybody know what this is
talking about?


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