Maybe to be a little clearer:
I was looking more at the process that is going on. Does fuel have to be removed from a booster at orbit - if not would that cause an explosion at re-entry? Why not leave it in? I guess if I had excess fuel at 22,000 I might want to use it for something. :-) The picture seems to be one exposure at 40 min - how long does it take to dump fuel?
Just thought it gave some insight as to what happens as a satellite reaches orbit.
thanks,
Jeff
jkelly@home wrote:
Can someone explain to me what actually is happening in this photo?
http://www.eanet.com/kodama/astro/2007/1110a/7.htm
Jeff KT2K
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