RE: new satellites in orbit

From: Ted Molczan (molczan@rogers.com)
Date: Tue Jun 29 2004 - 10:40:18 EDT

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    Kevin Fetter wrote:
    
    > There's some new sat's in orbit.
    > 
    > UNK
    > 1 28366U 04025A   04181.31631605 -.00000062  00000-0  00000+0 0    17
    > 2 28366  98.1952 250.8219 0095626 236.1983 122.9991 14.76600434    06
    > UNK
    > 1 28367U 04025B   04181.38946310 -.00000039  00000-0  00000+0 0    11
    > 2 28367  98.2601 251.0028 0351381 206.7178 151.5405 13.87617278    27
    
    These are items from Russia's launch of a Dnepr rocket on 2004 Jun 29 at 06:30
    UTC, carrying eight foreign satellites.
    
    UPI reports:
    
    "The satellites were all successfully separated and placed in orbit within 30
    minutes of the launch of their Dnepr booster. The payload comprised three U.S.
    satellites, three Saudi Arabian, one Italian and one French. 
    
    It included the Saudi Sat-2, ComSat-1 and ComSat-2 radio communications
    satellites and the U.S. LatinSat-C, LatinSat-D and AMSat-Echo communications
    satellites. The payload was completed with the Demeter satellite to measure
    electromagnetic fields and the Italian UniSat-3 designed to test solar cells
    under space conditions."
    
    The orbital plane currently is visible in evening over the northern hemisphere.
    
    
    > Telstar 18 was also launched. No orbital data at the moment.
    
    Unfortunately, the perigee-kick burn terminated prematurely, resulting in a
    21,000 km apogee, instead of the planned 36,000 km. There are news reports that
    experts believe the satellite's own engines will be able to make up the
    difference. No doubt that would be at the expense of shortening its useful life.
    
    Ted Molczan
    
    
    
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