Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mouton.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mouton!karn From: karn@mouton.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Satellite Retrieval Message-ID: <213@mouton.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 02:05:19 EST Article-I.D.: mouton.213 Posted: Mon Nov 5 02:05:19 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 6-Nov-84 05:11:11 EST References: <4079@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc Lines: 7 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