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Re: (meteorobs) Electrophonic study
That's a interesting information about the Inspire Project. When were
you involved in it Terry?
There's talk on SeeSat that the Iridiums don't have enough propellent to
deorbit to a predicted splashdown site but must depend on several weeks or
months of drag to finish the job. An additional problem is that there are
2573 objects below that the 88 Iridiums must miss (according to one
post). Motorola is working on programs now to deorbit but Ed Cannon
points out today, deorbit can also mean raising satellites to a higher orbit
out of the way. Hmmm....
If these guys are right, and they are pretty sharp about satellites, then
the Iridiums may be very random in their re-entries, no more controlled
than the usual satellite falling out of orbit, which seem to happen every
day or so anyway. I hope they are wrong, but it's plain that the primary
objective of Motorola would be to miss any other $atellite$ if they do aim
for re-entry and much less concern to contribute to science if they can
effect a controlled re-entry. So call them and ask about co-operation, it
won't hurt at all.
Dave English
Oceanside, California
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