Text 13070, 117 rader
Skriven 2014-03-24 14:45:49 av mark lewis (1:3634/12.71)
  Kommentar till text 13049 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: Kyoto anyone?
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, Ward Dossche wrote to Björn Felten:

 WD> There are several networks up or in the build and I even thought
 WD> that Iridium's satellites were described as LEO "Low Earth
 WD> Orbiting" ... sometimes so low there is friction with the upper
 WD> layers of the atmosphere. They do wear out and need to be replaced
 WD> after a while.

LEO: altitude between 160km (99 mi) and 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi), with an
orbital period of about 88 to about 127 minutes. 

FWIW: Iridiums   ("Per min" is orbit period in minutes)

NORAD COSPAR Common Name   PerigeeKM x ApogeeKM x Incl       Per min
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24792 97020A Iridium 08     775.9855 x 779.3502 x 86.3921  100.40307
24793 97020B Iridium 07     775.9861 x 779.3378 x 86.3926  100.40295
24794 97020C Iridium 06     776.0849 x 779.2492 x 86.3923  100.40306
24795 97020D Iridium 05     775.8980 x 779.4444 x 86.3920  100.40314
24796 97020E Iridium 04     774.8417 x 778.1729 x 86.3916  100.37865
24836 97030A Iridium 14     762.3198 x 766.7511 x 86.3908  100.12681
24837 97030B Iridium 12     775.9307 x 779.4256 x 86.3947  100.40329
24839 97030D Iridium 10     775.9482 x 779.4002 x 86.3945  100.40321
24840 97030E Iridium 13     775.8096 x 779.5392 x 86.3947  100.40321
24841 97030F Iridium 16     769.1535 x 773.8479 x 86.4026  100.27330
24842 97030G Iridium 11     733.0813 x 756.4287 x 86.4453   99.71117
24869 97034A Iridium 15     775.8487 x 779.5168 x 86.3995  100.40339
24870 97034B Iridium 17     772.2352 x 776.7127 x 86.4002  100.33586
24871 97034C Iridium 20     755.3786 x 769.1453 x 86.3995  100.07901
24872 97034D Iridium 18     776.0037 x 779.3455 x 86.4003  100.40321
24873 97034E Iridium 21     549.5673 x 561.2350 x 86.3807   95.76165
24903 97043A Iridium 26     774.4588 x 777.5208 x 86.4002  100.36776
24904 97043B Iridium 25     776.0920 x 779.2076 x 86.3997  100.40269
24905 97043C Iridium 24     776.1335 x 779.1719 x 86.4005  100.40275
24906 97043D Iridium 23     776.6431 x 778.6210 x 86.4011  100.40232
24907 97043E Iridium 22     776.0818 x 779.2146 x 86.4005  100.40266
24925 97048A Iridium MFS 1  611.3634 x 618.5943 x 86.3363   96.99857
24926 97048B Iridium MFS 2  611.6350 x 619.7506 x 86.3360   97.01343
24944 97051A Iridium 29     775.9832 x 779.1231 x 86.3950  100.40066
24945 97051B Iridium 32     776.0023 x 779.3484 x 86.3949  100.40323
24946 97051C Iridium 33     774.3203 x 788.5808 x 86.3863  100.48270
24948 97051E Iridium 28     773.4242 x 776.7748 x 86.3953  100.34902
24949 97051F Iridium 30     776.1130 x 779.2258 x 86.3951  100.40311
24950 97051G Iridium 31     775.8198 x 779.5222 x 86.3952  100.40314
24965 97056A Iridium 19     775.9826 x 779.3558 x 86.3922  100.40310
24966 97056B Iridium 37     775.9817 x 779.3578 x 86.3921  100.40311
24967 97056C Iridium 36     773.2330 x 776.7681 x 86.3930  100.34694
24968 97056D Iridium 35     775.9725 x 779.3672 x 86.3924  100.40311
24969 97056E Iridium 34     775.9858 x 779.3505 x 86.3924  100.40308
25039 97069A Iridium 43     775.8822 x 779.4916 x 86.4005  100.40347
25040 97069B Iridium 41     776.0353 x 779.3141 x 86.4003  100.40322
25041 97069C Iridium 40     775.9705 x 779.3796 x 86.4002  100.40322
25042 97069D Iridium 39     776.1691 x 779.1988 x 86.4013  100.40341
25043 97069E Iridium 38     771.5256 x 775.6636 x 86.3999  100.31736
25077 97077A Iridium 42     775.9445 x 779.4079 x 86.4005  100.40325
25078 97077B Iridium 44     764.6272 x 769.2600 x 86.3992  100.17745
25104 97082A Iridium 45     776.1114 x 779.2815 x 86.3993  100.40367
25105 97082B Iridium 46     754.3681 x 768.0028 x 86.3980  100.05638
25106 97082C Iridium 47     776.1953 x 779.1062 x 86.3995  100.40271
25108 97082E Iridium 49     776.1194 x 779.1806 x 86.3996  100.40270
25169 98010A Iridium 52     775.9472 x 779.4207 x 86.3951  100.40341
25170 98010B Iridium 56     775.9091 x 779.4412 x 86.3952  100.40323
25171 98010C Iridium 54     775.9214 x 779.4277 x 86.3951  100.40321
25172 98010D Iridium 50     775.9260 x 779.4237 x 86.3950  100.40322
25173 98010E Iridium 53     775.9223 x 779.4272 x 86.3950  100.40322
25262 98018A Iridium 51     776.4760 x 778.8747 x 86.3906  100.40323
25263 98018B Iridium 61     776.0204 x 779.3421 x 86.3924  100.40335
25272 98019A Iridium 55     776.0599 x 779.2786 x 86.3949  100.40310
25273 98019B Iridium 57     775.8307 x 779.5102 x 86.3943  100.40313
25274 98019C Iridium 58     776.1147 x 779.2246 x 86.3955  100.40311
25275 98019D Iridium 59     776.0624 x 779.2725 x 86.3951  100.40306
25276 98019E Iridium 60     776.0391 x 779.2992 x 86.3948  100.40310
25285 98021A Iridium 62     776.2306 x 779.1186 x 86.4015  100.40321
25286 98021B Iridium 63     776.1269 x 779.2011 x 86.4051  100.40299
25287 98021C Iridium 64     775.9861 x 779.3722 x 86.4012  100.40331
25288 98021D Iridium 65     776.2952 x 779.0473 x 86.4011  100.40314
25289 98021E Iridium 66     776.1850 x 779.1045 x 86.4012  100.40259
25290 98021F Iridium 67     776.1510 x 779.1966 x 86.4012  100.40320
25291 98021G Iridium 68     776.1745 x 779.1184 x 86.4016  100.40262
25319 98026A Iridium 69     763.2046 x 767.0534 x 86.4035  100.13929
25320 98026B Iridium 71     763.1233 x 763.9303 x 86.4023  100.10560
25342 98032A Iridium 70     776.2469 x 779.1035 x 86.4019  100.40323
25343 98032B Iridium 72     776.1829 x 779.1698 x 86.4014  100.40325
25344 98032C Iridium 73     729.6020 x 733.5024 x 86.4466   99.43407
25345 98032D Iridium 74     747.1134 x 750.2563 x 86.4525   99.79370
25346 98032E Iridium 75     776.1588 x 779.1929 x 86.4017  100.40324
25431 98048A Iridium 03     775.6595 x 779.6524 x 86.3994  100.40282
25432 98048B Iridium 76     776.0064 x 779.2966 x 86.3974  100.40273
25467 98051A Iridium 82     775.8611 x 779.4790 x 86.4008  100.40312
25468 98051B Iridium 81     775.9416 x 779.4122 x 86.4000  100.40326
25469 98051C Iridium 80     775.7881 x 779.5520 x 86.3997  100.40312
25471 98051E Iridium 77     776.1791 x 779.2003 x 86.3997  100.40353
25527 98066A Iridium 02     537.5657 x 554.9959 x 85.5621   95.57277
25528 98066B Iridium 86     776.1016 x 779.2459 x 86.3940  100.40320
25530 98066D Iridium 84     775.9306 x 779.4183 x 86.3942  100.40321
25531 98066E Iridium 83     775.9428 x 779.4048 x 86.3945  100.40320
25577 98074A Iridium 20A    776.1047 x 779.1974 x 86.3996  100.40272
25578 98074B Iridium 11A    776.0407 x 779.2622 x 86.3997  100.40273
25777 99032A Iridium 14A    707.8544 x 711.2040 x 86.5197   98.97241
25778 99032B Iridium 21A    776.1091 x 779.2519 x 86.4015  100.40334
27372 02005A Iridium 91     774.9184 x 780.4012 x 86.3964  100.40290
27373 02005B Iridium 90     746.9817 x 750.5666 x 86.4456   99.79558
27374 02005C Iridium 94     776.0818 x 779.2146 x 86.3998  100.40266
27375 02005D Iridium 95     776.0726 x 779.2856 x 86.3963  100.40331
27376 02005E Iridium 96     774.1514 x 781.1813 x 86.3952  100.40304
27450 02031A Iridium 97     775.0630 x 780.3254 x 86.3918  100.40363
27451 02031B Iridium 98     746.1665 x 751.4162 x 86.4476   99.79594
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