Randy John wrote: > ... the recent tether experiment failed to completely deploy, > so it may be visible. The report indicates that it will > re-enter in 4-11 days. Now, if I could only remember what > the id of this sat is! It was the Foton M3 (2007-040A, 32058) launch, and the student satellite was YES2. I don't know if there are elements for the tether and the Fotino package that is/was attached to it. The partially deployed length is more than twice as long as TiPS, and it's in a lower orbit, so it could be someething to see if it's extended and not curled up into a tangled knot. I wish it had worked as planned, but it sounds like they may still be able to get some good data. Here's a link to the mission website: http://www.yes2.info/ Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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