[FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down

[John Locker]

Exactly...something doesnt add up.

The SM-3 can only reach about 180 km....70 km short by my calculations !


John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Igor Lissov" <lissov-i at yandex.ru>
To: <fpspace at friends-partners.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down


> Hi,
>
>> If done at really low altitude, say 160 km, the debris that will remain
> for
>> a long time may be limited.
>
> Gen Cartwright said that the window starts 3-4 days from now
> and lasts 7-8 days. Seems to be a lot higher than 160 km.
>
> Igor Lissov
>
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