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by adent
Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:23 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Which satellite is this?
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The expected orbital parameters of the Centaur are on the SpaceFlightNow site. The Centaur upper stage with its single Pratt & Whitney RL10 engine then ignites for an 11-minute firing to reach a parking orbit featuring a high point of 2,882 nautical miles, perigee of 90 miles and inclination of ...