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Re: Orbit?
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2001 Dec 04, 7:20 PM
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2001 Dec 04, 7:20 PM
OK. Never having worked in Aerospace, maybe I should have used "Rocket Science"? ;^) On 4 Dec 2001, at 10:58, Young, Derrick wrote: > Dan, > > Place things in orbit? I used to work in the space program for NASA. I > worked on the SCOUT launch vehicle program and that was our job - put things > in orbit. > > The nominal orbit for the SCOUT with a 300 pound satellite was 110 NM. The > stated accuracy of the launch vehicle was +/- 150 NM - which occasionally gave > us some problems. [Snip] Cheers -Dan-