Igor Lissov wrote: > > Out of curiosity, how far from its original orbit could > this satellite possibly maneuver? > > Several satellites near the orbital plane of XSS-11r and in > a similiar height may be targets for visit. For example, > > 20322 1989-089A COBE > 21263 1991-032A NOAA-12 > 22823 1993-061A SPOT-3 > 25634 1999-008A ARGOS > 25730 1999-025A FENGYUN 1C > 25731 1999-025B SHIJIAN-5 The following paper makes clear that only U.S.-owned objects will be visited: http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/FactSheets/XSS11-MicroSatellite.pdf "XSS-11 will only rendezvous with a pre-established list of US-owned, inactive or dead research satellites or expended rocket bodies near XSS-11's orbit." This reminds me, Jeffrey Lewis kindly pointed out to me an official document that states that XSS-11's total delta-V is in excess of 600 m/s: http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/xss11.pdf That is not a huge delta-V, but sufficient to visit several targets in orbits of similar inclination and altitude. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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