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China's experimental space plane seems to make many small adjustments in RAAN.
Two plots showing the RAAN evolution of the PRC 'Space plane" and its CZ-2F upper stage, plotted on the same scale. Note the smooth line for the upper stage.So the wiggle in the Space Plane RAAN does not appear to be measurement error, but small orbit adjustments indeed.
The blocks on the side fits perfectly with an X-37b-like shuttle (and its size, iirc, X-37b has a wingspan of 4,55m, while the fairing is 4,2m wide)
Quote from: Closer to Space on 08/14/2022 12:10 pmThe blocks on the side fits perfectly with an X-37b-like shuttle (and its size, iirc, X-37b has a wingspan of 4,55m, while the fairing is 4,2m wide)What are the large off-white cylinder and the yellow object?
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