On 8/7/2011 9:44 AM, Giulio P. AOL wrote: > what could be the critical height (closest to the earth) for the > satellite, where the temperatures will degrade the operation? >
By the time we see significant heating, we only have 10's of hours left in orbit. Take a look at the temperatures of RAFT on: http://www.usna.edu/Users/aero/bruninga/craft/save-raft.html You can't really see a clear temperature rise until about 2 days before reentry. -Joe KM1P _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
