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Re: Propulsion equations / Van Allen
At 07:07 PM 10/14/2005, G0MRF@aol.com wrote:
>There seems to be a wide difference of opinion about where the belts begin
>and end.
Oops, I replied privately... But basically, my answer is that I
don't know the specifics of where the belts are, but once you get
over 2000km, it starts to become an issue.
>
>I based my figures on the average of seveal web sites. The key figure was
>that the lower belt ended at 6000km although this figure varied from between
>6000 and 6800.
OK, you _may_ get away with falling into the slot between the 2
belts... but again, I don't know enough...
73 de VK3JED
http://vkradio.com
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