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Fig. 4

From: An analysis of the 2016 Hitomi breakup event

Fig. 4

Gabbard diagram of the Hitomi debris. Left first TLEs were published for April 1. Right TLEs for July 20. ‘+’ indicate apogee altitude. ‘°’ indicates perigee altitude. Black marks indicate Hitomi main body. Red marks indicate fragments still in orbit on July 20. Blue marks indicate fragments 41438 and 41443 which decayed end of April (see also Table 4)

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