[amsat-bb] Hand deployed satellites

[Andrew Rich]

Oh yeah 

It amazes me how the ISS is not going ting ting ting 

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> On 17 Aug 2017, at 9:36 am, Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> FYI, interesting article in the current Air&Space magazine about the extent
> of debris and trash in orbit. It is a real trash heap out there.
> 
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
> 
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> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
> Green
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:54 PM
> To: Amsat BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Hand deployed satellites
> 
> It's my belief that ISS sits in a decaying orbit on purpose so other debris
> is limited.  They constantly have to keep pushing up their orbit to stay in
> space and not fall back to earth.
> 
> 73 de KA9SCF
> 
>> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Greg D <ko6th.greg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I jokingly describe the launch of a satellite from the ISS as the crew 
>> opening a window and tossing the satellite out.  But, in fact, there 
>> is a very carefully planned direction to which the crew "toss" the 
>> satellites.  I believe it's to the rear and below of the ISS, such 
>> that when the orbits cross in the future there is no danger that the 
>> two will collide.
>> 
>> If, for example, they were to push the satellites to the side of the 
>> ISS, then an orbit later the two would meet again as the satellite's 
>> orbit would be oscillating to one side and then the other of the ISS.
>> Going to the rear, making the satellite's orbital velocity slightly 
>> slower than the ISS, would put the satellite in a lower orbit.  But 
>> that lower orbit makes the satellite complete its trip around the 
>> Earth faster than the ISS, so should put it ahead of the ISS when they 
>> meet again.  If launched behind and below, then by the time it gets 
>> around to the ISS again, it should be far enough away that there would 
>> be no possible danger of a collision.
>> 
>> Or, something like that.  I forget the details, but it's been 
>> discussed here a while ago.
>> 
>> Greg  KO6TH
>> 
>> 
>> Peter Pauly wrote:
>>> Anyone know the details? I assume they would want to release them
>> "towards
>>> earth" and not in the other direction so that they would have a 
>>> lower
>> orbit
>>> than the station and not run into them at some point. Do they just 
>>> toss them out?
>> 
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> 
> Patrick Green
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