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>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 15:40:47 GMT
>I need as much information about Cosmos 2238 and its rocket fragment (1993-
>018B) as possible. Both its purpose, launch date, location, in short,
>EVERYTHING! Can you help?
>-Tony Ryan, "Astronomy & Space", new International magazine, available from: