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To: RightWhale

I think we're talking past each other here. An hour and a half from now, the bolt will still be in the vicinity of the ISS, but may semi-stabilize over time into the periodic relationship you've described, until drag deorbits it. Yes?


75 posted on 09/12/2006 10:55:49 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: Frank_Discussion

The four pieces, the bolt, the washer, the spring, and the ISS were in four different orbits instantly. The four orbits intersect at two points 45 minutes apart. The periods of the four orbits are similar but not exactly the same, so the four objects will come close to each other the first orbit and less close with each subsequent orbit.


78 posted on 09/12/2006 10:59:11 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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