I just saw a Florida Today article that mentions a Centaur being on the upcoming TDRS-H launch and that it is to place it to GEO altitude. However, the ILAM data I have and corresponding elset provided suggests that there either is no Centaur (since payload separation occurs just after insertion into the transfer orbit), OR the Centaur only makes one burn. I checked the mass of TDRS-H and it seemed well within the range of the Centaur for GEO insertion (not just transfer orbit). The TDRS-H satellite also has what is called an apogee motor which suggests that it completes the orbit maneuvers. In any case, the elset provided yesterday does not get to GEO altitude so something within this set of "facts" is inconsistent. Ron Lee ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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