Of course, then a 12' long car would only be about 5/8" or 1.5 cm. Still, uncomfortably close.
Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:33 PM To: "John Becker, WØJAB" Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 John Becker, WØJAB wrote: > So just how close was close? > > John, W0JAB > It's all predictive until they smack together, but the estimates this morning said 893m overall, but only 39m radially. I'm visualizing that as one car merging on a highway at 17,500 mph, with one 3000 feet in front of, and 120 feet left or right of the other. Scale the 17,500 mph to 70 mph, and the distances in the analogy would be 12 feet in front of, and 6 inches abreast. Just to put the velocity and distances in perspective! 73, Drew KO4MA _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
