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Tumbling satellite?

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Re: {MPML} Tumbling satellite?

Hi Reiner,

Could it be a tethered satellite?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tether_satellite

Paulo

Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:59 am

Paulo Holvorcem <holvorcem@...>

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Not much traffic these days so let me ask a somewhat off-topic question please. Last night on one follow-up field I had a satellite crossing the field, but the...	Reiner M. Stoss rms1kpde	Jul 15, 2009 12:59 am
Hi Reiner, Could it be a tethered satellite? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tether_satellite Paulo...	Paulo Holvorcem holvorcem	Jul 15, 2009 1:59 am
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