I don't know the order but I did publish a guess yesterday. That guess now doesn't appear correct.
If we project these keps forward a few days, the order of the satellites is clearly D, Dragonsat, C, G, E, F. (D comes over first) If we assume that the highest mass object will stay up longest, then Castor is object F, Pollux object E. Objects G and C are the cans that held the satellites at ejection time and object D is the seperator disk. (see pic here: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/navys-ande-2-launched-aboard-endeavour.html ) Dragonsat, with a mass of only 5KG fits in well with this assumption. However, if we assume that drag is predominantly dependent on physical size/surface area, then the two end cans will fall fastest and Dragonsat now doesn't fit my model. Any corrections to my assumption are welcomed. Jeff Yanko wrote: > Nigel, > > Has anybody determined which "Objects" are Pollux and Castor? From > looking at the keps, my assumption would be objects D and E. > > 73, > > Jeff WB3JFS > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" > <ni...@ngunn.net> > To: "Amsat-BB" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:48 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] ANDES-2 latest keps > > >> DRAGONSAT >> 1 35690U 09038B 09212.91855109 .00018552 00000-0 98913-4 0 36 >> 2 35690 051.6389 077.0804 0005263 092.7131 267.4479 15.80470389 220 >> OBJECT C >> 1 35691U 09038C 09212.09676612 .00018444 00000-0 10000-3 0 14 >> 2 35691 051.6400 081.3457 0001895 035.5288 324.5627 15.80114764 66 >> OBJECT D >> 1 35692U 09038D 09212.91896738 .00041959 00000-0 22207-3 0 29 >> 2 35692 051.6403 077.0848 0003027 038.3721 321.7710 15.80132412 194 >> OBJECT E >> 1 35693U 09038E 09212.91902338 .00010276 00000-0 57669-4 0 23 >> 2 35693 051.6411 077.0860 0003028 046.5336 313.5353 15.80001620 190 >> OBJECT F >> 1 35694U 09038F 09213.04564151 .00010373 00000-0 58515-4 0 36 >> 2 35694 051.6419 076.4309 0004175 040.6052 319.5130 15.79870602 218 >> OBJECT G >> 1 35695U 09038G 09212.91916068 .00017644 00000-0 97025-4 0 26 >> 2 35695 051.6424 077.0893 0003817 046.8198 313.2805 15.79836851 196 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel >> +1 937 825 5032 >> Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail ni...@ngunn.net >> www http://www.ngunn.net >> Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs >> QRP Club International #385, >> Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, >> ALC, GCARES, XWARN. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.38/2274 - Release Date: 07/31/09 > 05:58:00 > -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail ni...@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC, GCARES, XWARN. _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
