On 01/20/2018 12:14 PM, Marco Langbroek wrote: > Op 20-1-2018 om 17:36 schreef wkitty42--- via Seesat-l: >> On 01/20/2018 03:24 AM, kbear09090--- via Seesat-l wrote: >>> Has anyone gotten a visual on the Zuma satellite? >> >> >> for that matter, were the NOTAMS accurate and the 2nd stage deorbit splash down >> took place where calculated and not somewhere else due to the mass of ZUMA?? > > We have no idea. But likely it did. The Falcon 9 upper stage will likely have > auto-increased its burn time to reach the correct delta V for de-orbit over the > designated area. ahhhh, sneaky bastids... that could effectively hide the fact that the satellite was lost... or not... >> where did the 2nd stage splash down, anyway? > > The designated area according to Maritime Broadcast Warnings is plotted on a map > in my blogpost here: > > https://sattrackcam.blogspot.nl/2018/01/fuel-dump-of-zumas-falcon-9-upper-stage.html thanks! -- NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval. *Please keep mailing list traffic on the list unless* *a signed and pre-paid contract is in effect with us.* _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Jan 21 2018 - 09:09:47 UTC
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