More useful information. Thanks for that.
Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Fetter" <kfetter@yahoo.com>
To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: 2004-031C
>
> --- Robert Holdsworth <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > Calsky describes 2004-031C as the BrsTank, presumably an
abbreviation for
> > Breeze Tank
>
> Yup.
>
> > http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/amazonas/status.html mentions this
APT
> > as being jettisoned after the third burn.
>
> That's correct. The APT is given the boot between the 3rd and 4th burn
of the breeze upper stage.
>
> > As it happens Kevin kindly drew my attention to a pass of the APT
about a
> > week ago
>
> Yup. It's the same one, which on Mar 30, 2005 gave me confimation,
that the APT'S can be seen with
> just the eye on a good pass.
>
> APT stands for "additional propellent tank"
>
> A image of it can be seen at
>
> http://www.ilslaunch.com/media/gallery/index.cgi
>
> Look for PLF Encapsulation. The APT is that circle looking white thing
on the satellite.
>
> Maybe someone else can convince chris peat of heavens above to add
them, to heavens above. I had
> sent him 2 messages on them, never heard back. Either he never
received my messages, are didn't
> beleive me.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
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