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> The sightings of the Falcon 9 upper stage from the Zuma launch venting fuel over East Africa some 2h 15m after launch, suggests that Zuma might be in a higher
by smcnally 9y ago
> The sightings of the Falcon 9 upper stage from the Zuma launch venting fuel over
East Africa some 2h 15m after launch, suggests that Zuma might be in a higher
orbit than in my pre-launch estimate. Rather than ~400 km it might be ~900-1000 km.
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> If correct, this means Zuma might become observable in the N hemisphere about a
week from now.
http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Jan-2018/0068.html http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Jan-2018/0068.html