30 Jan
2006
30 Jan
'06
2:06 p.m.
Canopus56 wrote:
There's a certain irony in the SuitSat thing - intentionally creating more space junk for dubious experiments.
Being released at 350 km it's orbit should decay pretty fast. I think I read it's expected to reenter within a few weeks. The big problem is with the higher orbits where things tend to stay a long time. An example is Vanguard 1. Launched on St. Patrick's Day in 1958, it is still in orbit today. Patrick