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Re: Debris



Radar Cross section.  The amount of energy or surface area that returns a
radar signal.

Dave..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince R." <vincesr@ij.net>
To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 01:54
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Debris


> What is RCS Value?
>
> Vince
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Willmott" <pwillmott@northrock.bm>
> To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 8:01 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Debris
>
>
> > The world looks on at Mir in panic, but this debris falls down all the
> time,
> > ... here is what is coming down soon over the next 60 days:
> >
> > 60-Day Decay Forecast Report
> >
> >      To:  OIG USERS
> >
> >    From:  Goddard Space Flight Center
> >           Networks and Mission Services, Code 450
> >           Greenbelt, Maryland  20771
> >
> > Subject:  Sixty Day Decay Forecast
> >
> >    Date:  March 22, 2001
> >
> > Effective March 21, 2001 the objects listed below are forecasted to
decay
> > within the next 60 days on the date indicated:
> >
> > International                             Catalog  Forecasted      RCS
> > Designation    Name                       Number   Decay Date      Value
> >
> > 1986-017A      MIR                        16609    March       21
344.88
> > 1997-063A      STEP M4                    25013    March       23
1.80
> > 1992-079C      NAVSTAR 28 R/B(PAM-D)      22233    March       23
0.30
> > 1999-057BK     CZ-4 DEB                   26173    March       24
> > 1999-057HK     CZ-4 DEB                   26326    March       24
> > 1994-016C      NAVSTAR 36 R/B(PAM-D)      23029    March       25
2.80
> > 1994-029QN     PEGASUS DEB                24385    March       27
> > 1988-093C      COSMOS 1975 DEB            20471    April       01
> > 1998-042D      SSN-23 DEB                 25392    April       04
> > 1961-015EY     THOR ABLESTAR DEB          00462    April       05
> > 1971-031B      SL-3 R/B                   05143    April       06
12.78
> > 1994-061C      COSMOS 2292 DEB            23281    April       06
> > 1999-057BP     CZ-4 DEB                   26177    April       07
> > 1999-057AX     CZ-4 DEB                   26161    April       07
> > 1970-025QL     THORAD AGENA D DEB         21840    April       07
> > 1994-029EW     PEGASUS DEB                24099    April       09
> > 1999-057BN     CZ-4 DEB                   26176    April       10
> > 1992-093FD     SL-16 DEB                  22464    April       10
> > 1999-057CY     CZ-4 DEB                   26210    April       15
> > 1999-057EU     CZ-4 DEB                   26258    April       19
> > 1979-017JH     SOLWIND DEB                17094    April       24
> > 1964-006L      ELEKTRON 1 DEB             16547    April       25
> > 1964-006K      ELEKTRON 1 DEB             16546    April       26
> > 1969-082KS     THORAD AGENA D DEB         15553    April       27
> > 1986-019NQ     ARIANE 1 DEB               17988    April       28
> > 1999-057FH     CZ-4 DEB                   26271    April       28
> > 1970-025QM     THORAD AGENA D DEB         21841    April       29
> > 1970-089AE     COSMOS 374 DEB             05034    April       30
> > 1979-067B      SL-3 R/B                   11458    April       30
1.98
> > 1997-082D      IRIDIUM 48                 25107    May         01
2.50
> > 1970-025KY     THORAD AGENA D DEB         05393    May         03
> > 1979-005B      SL-3 R/B                   11252    May         07
4.13
> > 1994-029PL     PEGASUS DEB                24359    May         07
> > 1999-057EK     CZ-4 DEB                   26249    May         10
> > 2001-010B      STS 102 DEB (PAD)          26723    May         17
> >
> > The following are NASA spacecraft decaying within the time frame of this
> > report:
> >
> > 1997-074A      TRMM                       25063    May         19
15.00
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Paul C. L. Willmott, VP9MU, G6KCV
> > AO-40 Telemetry Archive
> >
> > Please zip and send all telemetry you capture from AO-40 to :
> > ao40-archive@amsat.org
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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