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T O P I C R E V I E WPaul78zephyrWhat ever happended to the ATDA launched in support of Gemini IX-A? It could not be used due to the failure of the cone shroud to jettison completely. Is it still in earth orbit?Paul[This message has been edited by Paul78zephyr (edited July 10, 2006).]astroborgFrom Jonathan's space report web site, http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html I found this file: http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt It appears that the ATDA's orbit decayed, and it burned up on July 11, 1966. It was on orbit for 41 days approximately.-Rich[This message has been edited by astroborg (edited July 11, 2006).]Paul78zephyrThanksMoonwalker1954So, it is the 40th anniversary of that event!!! Tom...and the 27th anniversary of Skylabs' similar event.BenYea, all of the Agenas used during Gemini burned up within a couple years of the missions.Paul78zephyr quote:Originally posted by Moonwalker1954:So, it is the 40th anniversary of that event!!! That is SO bizarre! I mean I had no idea that is came down 40 years TO THE DAY of my post. I had just been rereading some stuff about Gemini IX-A and got to thinking about the ATDA that could not be used and what ever happened to it. Weird.Paul[This message has been edited by Paul78zephyr (edited July 15, 2006).]
Paul
[This message has been edited by Paul78zephyr (edited July 10, 2006).]
I found this file: http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt
It appears that the ATDA's orbit decayed, and it burned up on July 11, 1966. It was on orbit for 41 days approximately.
-Rich
[This message has been edited by astroborg (edited July 11, 2006).]
quote:Originally posted by Moonwalker1954:So, it is the 40th anniversary of that event!!!
That is SO bizarre! I mean I had no idea that is came down 40 years TO THE DAY of my post. I had just been rereading some stuff about Gemini IX-A and got to thinking about the ATDA that could not be used and what ever happened to it. Weird.
[This message has been edited by Paul78zephyr (edited July 15, 2006).]
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