[amsat-bb] BY70-1 re-entry

[Paul Stoetzer]

Correct. The drag at perigee reduces the total kinetic energy of the
satellite, so when it continues it's orbit, it won't reach as high of
an apogee. The initial perigee was around 212 km, but the initial
apogee was over 500 km.

73,

Paul

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
> But that image that was posted recently looked like the perigee really
> hasn't changed a LOT the orbit has become much more circular.
>
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> On 2/17/2017 10:55 AM, Tom Schuessler wrote:
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>> I would have to think that when the satellite does re-enter the atmosphere
>> it will be in the southern hemisphere because it's Parigi is down there.
>>
>> Tom Schuessler. N5HYP
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