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Article #7924Re: Choice of launch sites for geosync. satalites
From: Bob McGwier
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1988 18:00
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1988 18:00
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From article <1264@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>, by des@jplpro.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Smyth): > Many people who have the choice do - they launch on Ariane from > Honduras. We don't have that choice, of course. We don't need > it, we have the Shuttle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BULL, we have as many possibilities for near equatorial launch if we pursued them, it is just not apparent that it would be cost effective. The launch site for Ariane is in the French state, French Guiana in the town of Kourou. Bob
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!linus!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!udel!princeton!idacrd!mac From: mac@idacrd.UUCP (Bob McGwier) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Choice of launch sites for geosync. satalites Message-ID: <385@idacrd.UUCP> Date: 10 Feb 88 18:00:44 GMT References: <1264@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> Distribution: na Organization: idacrd, princeton, nj Lines: 12