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From: karn@mouton.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Satellite Retrieval
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Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 02:05:19 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  5 02:05:19 1984
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Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing that the apogee 
kick motors of the two satellites were fired a few months ago. Anybody
know the orbital mechanics involved? They must have put most of the
delta-V into a "useless" plane change, because only a tiny fraction
of the AKM's delta-V would be needed to circularize the orbit.

Phil