From: Spike Jones (spike66@attglobal.net)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 23:04:30 MST
"Robert J. Bradbury" wrote:
> Also, can someone explain this 51 degree thing and why it is
> a "commie" orbit?
Because the commie launch site is at 51.6 degrees latitude.
Ours is at about 27 degrees, Cape Canaveral. The frogs
have one in Guianna at about 5 degrees.
> Also, is 0 degrees over the equator or
> over the poles?
Equator.
> And can we get some costs and molecular densities
> for higher orbits?
Yes I have good upper atmosphere model, part of
which was in the sheet I posted to Mike. Let me
combine that one with the NOAA upper atmosphere
model and Ill offer it to whoever want it.
> My read on some on the Shuttle pages that
> are in my "Space Station" pages suggests that the payload
> capacity to the station is almost half that of LEO. Is that
> just because its higher or is that because we have it in
> an orbit that the Russians can get to too?
We've given up some payload to have a 51 degree
orbit. Also the station is high enough to not be
dragged down to quickly by atmospheric drag.
> What about the
> Arriane 5 -- does that have an greater or lesser cost than
> the Shuttle or the Proton on lifting mass to the ISS?
The shuttle is currently the most expensive ride available,
but it is man-rated. spike
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