http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0910/13tdrs/
as I recall there were 50 some odd pounds of ballast launched with the bird...to bad it wasnt an amateur repeater. Robert WB5MZO _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ 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