I presume this refers to the normal 3, 4 or 5 pieces of debris associated with Zenit launches. DWA At 05:58 PM 6/30/2007, Daniel Deak wrote: >Hi, > >By using the latest TLEs available for the 5 objects related to the Cosmos >2428 launch, I reconstructed their orbits from launch and was able to >visualise the release of the 3 debris objects into a higher orbit near >satellite separation by using the SatSpy software. I've created the >following 5 images that show all five together after launch and then the 3 >debris grouped in a higher orbit. They soon get apart from each other. A >nice demonstration of orbital mechanics (all views are normal to the orbital >plane with satellites moving counterclockwise) : >June 29, 10:12 UTC >http://www.obsat.com/images/C2428-1.gif >June 29, 10:45 UTC >http://www.obsat.com/images/C2428-2.gif >June 29, 11:53 UTC >http://www.obsat.com/images/C2428-3.gif >June 30, 10:00 UTC >http://www.obsat.com/images/C2428-4.gif >Same image zoomed on the 3 debris >http://www.obsat.com/images/C2428-5.gif > > >Daniel Deak >Webmestre, site Obsat >Pompier, municipalite de L'Avenir, Quebec > >COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-4:00 > >Site en francais sur les satellites: >French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: >http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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