[amsat-bb] DELFI C3 Close Approach Message

Peter Portanova wb2oqq at verizon.net
Wed Mar 28 05:02:04 PDT 2012


For your information,

73, Pete WB2OQQ


Sir/Ma'am,

The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a 
predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 24097.

Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789)
Secondary Object: SCC# 24097
Time of Closest Approach: 31 MAR 2012 03:24 UTC

Overall miss distance: 789 meters
Radial (dU) miss distance: -96 meters
In-Track (dV) miss distance: -6 meters
Cross-track (dW) miss distance: 783 meters

Primary Radial Error (U): 20 meters
Primary In-track Error (V): 2050 meters
Primary Cross-track Error (W): 11 meters

Secondary Radial Error (U): 51 meters
Secondary In-track Error (V): 2653 meters
Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 13 meters


Very Respectfully,

JSpOC Orbital Protection Team
Joint Space Operations Center
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA


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