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Orbit?
From: Derrick Young
Date: 2001 Dec 04, 8:59 AM
From: Derrick Young
Date: 2001 Dec 04, 8:59 AM
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. In practical terms, we were the most successful launch vehicle in NASA's inventory (98% success) back in the late 70's and early 80's - but there were a few instances where we put the satellite in the drink. derrick