[amsat-bb] Re: Chinese bird

[Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

I will summise that:
Object B was the original crew/payload module.
Object B then split into 3 induvidual parts to become Object F, the re-entry module and Objects B and E are the propulsion module and crew module.
Object G is the satellite they ejected.
Objects A, C abd D are the rocket body and shields.

Diagram of the spacecraft here:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7640301.stm



Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
> We have 3 new objects this morning.
> One will be the satellite they threw out, one might be the re-entry 
> module, any guesses on the third?
> 
> OBJECT A
> 1 33386U 08047A   08272.03157407  .00058856  00000-0  31878-3 0   148
> 2 33386 042.4039 178.9535 0005455 281.7900 281.1499 15.79165297   399
> OBJECT B
> 1 33387U 08047B   08272.10851979  .00331787  82862-5  24665-3 0   157
> 2 33387 042.4056 177.9288 0091371 143.1653 350.9410 16.05709766   417
> OBJECT C
> 1 33388U 08047C   08272.07164448  .05965914  79757-5  35793-2 0   165
> 2 33388 042.5635 178.2286 0132890 157.6146 335.5968 16.00603714   400
> OBJECT D
> 1 33389U 08047D   08272.07101250  .05057167  78671-5  33535-2 0   155
> 2 33389 042.5304 178.4131 0159115 161.3630 282.7272 15.94264673   404
> OBJECT E
> 1 33390U 08047E   08271.83351942  .03191372  77247-5  31858-2 0    20
> 2 33390 042.2872 180.6102 0210917 131.7480 299.3868 15.78884219   117
> OBJECT F
> 1 33391U 08047F   08271.18885239  .02670637  76465-5  30734-2 0    17
> 2 33391 042.2455 184.6779 0229104 130.3664 231.7368 15.73363832    07
> OBJECT G
> 1 33392U 08047G   08272.01633316 -.00014617  00000-0 -78040-4 0    31
> 2 33392 042.3990 179.0456 0007088 284.9410 190.4454 15.78718137    63
> 


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Nigel A. Gunn. G8IFF   W8IFF (was KC8NHF)
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