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- From: Sproul@sproul.sproul.com (Mark Sproul)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Satellites in polar orbits - which/how many
- Message-ID: <D2150096.luxhdu@sproul.sproul.com>
- Date: 21 Aug 92 08:42:12 GMT
- Reply-To: Sproul@sproul.sproul.com (Mark Sproul)
- Organization: Sproul Consulting
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- In article <1992Aug20.191642.21620@henson.cc.wwu.edu>, grege@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Gregory M Ellis) writes:
- > On a recent camping trip in the North Cascades we observed what appeared to
- > be several satellites (approx. 8 in an hour) moving in a south-to-north
- > polar orbit and all on roughly he same track. They appeared to be way too
- > high for aircraft. What were they?
- >
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- There are a number ameature radio satellites, weather satellites and
- military satellites in polor orbits. I am active in the amateur radio
- stuff and there are between 5 and 8 of them at the present time.
- I am not sure exactly.
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- Mark Sproul - KB2ICI
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