So it could still be from either launch, but considering how much further east
and south the Ariane launch site is from the Carolina coast, I'd suspect it
coming from the Cape is much more likely.
--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Mon, 5/24/10, Mike Bandli <fuzzf...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hello Stuart:
>
> The payload fairing (piece that washed up on the beach) for
> the Ariane 5 is
> produced by the same Swiss company that made the payload
> fairing for the
> Atlas V 501 launch vehicle, which carried the X-37b. This
> explains the
> similar appearance.
>
> Cheers!
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Mike Bandli
> Historic Meteorites
> www.HistoricMeteorites.com
> IMCA #5765
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