FO-29 close approach

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FO-29Space debris close to the FO-29

The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a predicted conjunction between JAS 2 (SCC # 24278) and SCC # 10470.

Primary Object: JAS 2 (SCC # 24278)
Secondary Object: SCC # 10470
Time of Closest Approach: 23 NOV 2012 23:38 UTC

Overall miss distance: 984 meters
Radial (dU) miss distance: 174 meters
In-Track (dV) miss distance: 690 meters
Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -680 meters

Primary Radial Error (U): 14 meters
Primary In-track Error (V): 104 meters
Primary Cross-track Error (W): 16 meters

Secondary Radial Error (U): 25 meters
Secondary In-track Error (V): 350 meters
Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 11 meters

JSpOC Orbital Protection Team

Joint Space Operations Center
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA

Original post: FO-29 weblog (Google translation)