Re: 6 new Globalstar second-generation satellites in orbit

From: Gerhard HOLTKAMP (grd.holtkamp@t-online.de)
Date: Wed Oct 20 2010 - 16:46:31 UTC

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    On Tuesday 19 October 2010 21:01, Patrick Schmeer wrote:
    > The launch occurred on time at 17h10m59s UTC today.
    > The six satellites were successfully released just
    > a few minutes ago. Unfortunately for us the Fregat
    > upper stage is going to be deorbited in a few hours.
    
    Although we won't be able to observe the Fregat upper stage I'm glad they are 
    deorbiting it. The space debris situation is getting ever worse and making 
    sure the upper stage doesn't stay in operational orbits once it has done its 
    job should become the standard for all launches.
    
    Gerhard HOLTKAMP
    Darmstadt, Germany
     
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