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Preliminary analysis of PRC ASAT test
Early, preliminary, imperfect, but perhaps of some interest. http://web.mit.edu/stgs/pdfs/A%20Pre...%20handout.pdf |
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Preliminary analysis of PRC ASAT test
Allen Thomson wrote:
Early, preliminary, imperfect, but perhaps of some interest. http://web.mit.edu/stgs/pdfs/A%20Pre...%20handout.pdf Thanks! The GUI_MISSILE_FLYOUT looks pretty good too : http://mit.edu/stgs/downloads.html -- Get A Free Orbiter Space Flight Simulator : http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html |
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Preliminary analysis of PRC ASAT test
Allen Thomson wrote: Early, preliminary, imperfect, but perhaps of some interest. Now that says it was illuminated at the time of intercept, which I thought would be the case, but James Oberg said the satellite spotting program he used showed it in shadow. Pat |
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Preliminary analysis of PRC ASAT test
I ran it through heavens-above and it was not listed as
a visible satellite -- perhaps it was too dim. "Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... Allen Thomson wrote: Early, preliminary, imperfect, but perhaps of some interest. Now that says it was illuminated at the time of intercept, which I thought would be the case, but James Oberg said the satellite spotting program he used showed it in shadow. Pat |
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Preliminary analysis of PRC ASAT test
Jim Oberg wrote: I ran it through heavens-above and it was not listed as a visible satellite -- perhaps it was too dim. According to the PDF, around 5th magnitude. When I ran it up on Redshift, the sky was just showing the first hints of dawn, so I was surprised it wouldn't be visible, given its altitude Pat |
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