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Article #8234Re: space news from Oct 10 AW&ST (STS-27 payload)
From: Allan Pratt
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1988 18:59
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1988 18:59
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In article <11880@bellcore.bellcore.com> karn@ka9q.bellcore.com.UUCP (Phil Karn) writes: > I suggest a very simple test to help determine whether the STS-27 payload is > a photoreconnaissance spacecraft in the KH-11/KH-12 category, or an ELINT > (electronic intelligence) spacecraft in the Vortex/Chalet/Magnum class. > Carefully watch the launch to determine the flight azimuth. Doesn't DOD (or whoever) know this? Wouldn't they put it up in a deliberately misleading or generic way, at the expense of using more fuel in the satellite to get it where they really want it? ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!atari!apratt From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: space news from Oct 10 AW&ST (STS-27 payload) Message-ID: <1240@atari.UUCP> Date: 21 Nov 88 18:59:06 GMT References: <1988Nov17.052317.25865@utzoo.uucp> <1988Nov18.175219.1013@utzoo.uucp> <11880@bellcore.bellcore.com> Reply-To: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) Organization: Atari (US) Corporation, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 15