[amsat-bb] Re: Chinese bird

Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel at ngunn.net
Sun Sep 28 06:11:37 PDT 2008


Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
> 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
> 
OBJECT A
1 33386U 08047A   08272.15013951  .00054573  00000-0  29582-3 0   158
2 33386 042.4044 178.2230 0005368 282.1563 235.6774 15.79173201   410
OBJECT B
1 33387U 08047B   08272.16951968  .00327953  82862-5  24351-3 0   165
2 33387 042.4059 177.5399 0091257 143.6493 343.5235 16.05744722   424
OBJECT C
1 33388U 08047C   08272.17342119  .06092444  79886-5  34811-2 0   173
2 33388 042.5636 177.5826 0129090 158.4658 202.1979 16.01883401   425
OBJECT D
1 33389U 08047D   08272.20443186  .05125418  78832-5  32475-2 0   164
2 33389 042.5303 177.5714 0154719 162.3890 328.7653 15.95657293   425
OBJECT E
1 33390U 08047E   08272.09102851  .03224960  77331-5  30760-2 0    38
2 33390 042.2824 179.0310 0205276 133.9838 323.5950 15.80599614   151
OBJECT F
1 33391U 08047F   08272.16573425  .02824282  76802-5  27876-2 0    23
2 33391 042.2418 178.6899 0210798 137.8851 014.7122 15.79041458   168
OBJECT G
1 33392U 08047G   08272.14808939  .00006963  00000-0  41046-4 0    40
2 33392 042.4041 178.2403 0007017 285.1879 219.9725 15.78732015    89


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Nigel A. Gunn. G8IFF   W8IFF (was KC8NHF)
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                   Dayton ARA #2128,  AMSAT-NA   LM-1691,  AMSAT-UK, MKARS,  ALC
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