In a few hours at 9:35 utc ( Aug 23 ) the progress spacecraft will undock from the ISS. It will stay in orbit for 9 days as part of the Radar-Progress experiment, which is aimed at defining the density, sizes and reflectivity of the ionosphere environment around the spacecraft, which is caused by the operations of its liquid propellant engines. http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russian_Progress_space_freighter_set_to_undock_from_ISS_999.html Kevin _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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