Preliminary analysis of PRC ASAT test

Early, preliminary, imperfect, but perhaps of some interest.

http://web.mit.edu/stgs/pdfs/A%20Pre...%20handout.pdf

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

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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

I ran it through heavens-above and it was not listed as
a visible satellite -- perhaps it was too dim.




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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

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