So there are 2 seperate weights listed.
www.selene.jaxa.jp...
Says it weighs 3 tons at launch (2722kg) including both satellites
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov...
Says it weighs 2885kg that includes the two satellites and 795kg of propellant.
That is a 365 pound difference. How can that happen?
Not that some would think this is a big deal, but why are there two seperate weights listed and how come the NASA site lists that there is 795kg of
propellant while the Jaxa site doesn't?
Here is something else I found. The Apollo 11 orbit was 183-186km. I don't know if they had to correct their orbit but I thought I would post
this.
The other thing I found on Apollo 11 is the number of orbits and the time it took. 59.5 hours and 30 orbits.
science.ksc.nasa.gov...
Simple math tells us the average orbit took a little less then 2 hours each. Guess what happens when I put that info into this calculator?
home.att.net...
To do 30 orbits within 59.5 hours you need to be at 101.8km.
This isn't near the 183-186km orbits that the NASA site lists.
To do 30 orbits at 184.5km(average of the Apollo 11 orbits), you will take 63 hours to do so. So why is there a 4.5 hour difference?
So what am I to think after doing some simple math?
I mention these numbers since there are differences in what is publically available and what the numbers should be to meet the criteria listed on
these official sites.
Am I to think that these 2 space agencies don't talk to each other and get precise info to post on their sites?
Why does the Apollo 11 info not add up?
Is there a trend of false info developing here?