Re: Orbit?
Subject: Re: Orbit?
From: Dan Hogan (dhhogan@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 21:20:16 EST
OK. Never having worked in Aerospace, maybe I should have used "Rocket
Science"? ;^)
On 4 Dec 2001, at 10:58, Young, Derrick wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Place things in orbit? I used to work in the space program for NASA. I
> worked on the SCOUT launch vehicle program and that was our job - put things
> in orbit.
>
> The nominal orbit for the SCOUT with a 300 pound satellite was 110 NM. The
> stated accuracy of the launch vehicle was +/- 150 NM - which occasionally gave
> us some problems.
[Snip]
Cheers
-Dan-
