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From: karn@mouton.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: LDEF orbital elements
Message-ID: <12@mouton.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-May-84 15:03:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 10 15:03:51 1984
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Figure approximately 530 km circular altitude in a 28.5 deg inclination orbit.
The orbit will decay over the LDEF's stay in orbit by perhaps 20-30 km.
Due to the low inclination, however, the LDEF will probably not be visible
from the northern parts of the US.

Phil