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RE: BLITS Satellite

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TLE Data

1 35871U 09049G   13068.13017563 -.00000031  00000-0  56365-5 0  7274
2 35871 098.6068 121.7703 0003830 017.6114 342.5187 14.21641092179601

Period:       101.29
Inclination: 98.61
Apogee:     823
Perigee:      817

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Chinese space debris hits Russian satellite

On 2013 February 4, Dr. Vasiliy Yurasov and Dr. Andrey Nazarenko, working with the Institute for Precision Instrument Engineering (IPIE) in Moscow, reported to CSSI a significant change in the orbit for their BLITS satellite. BLITS is tracked to high precision by the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS), and IPIE had detected a sudden decrease of 120 m in the semi-major axis of its orbit and a change in its spin velocity and attitude. Prior to the event, BLITS had a spin axis perpendicular to the orbit plane and had a stable spin period of 5.6 sec.
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See also Chinese anti-satellite test

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TLE Data

BLITS
1 35871U 09049G   09269.73399688 +.00000174 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 00071
2 35871 098.8005 319.8831 0004307 054.6872 305.4704 14.21536552000675

Period:       101.3
Inclination: 98.8
Apogee:     823
Perigee:      817

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