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Conference 7.286::space

Title:	Space Exploration
Notice:	Shuttle launch schedules, see Note 6
Moderator:	PRAGMA::GRIFFIN

Created:	Mon Feb 17 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	974
Total number of notes:	18843

123.0. "TDRSS 2 Satellite Lost" by SKYLAB::FISHER () Wed Jan 29 1986 16:02

Another mildly ironic thing that no one has commented on is that Challenger
was carrying the much-delayed 2nd TDRSS satellite.  This is the satellite
whose first clone's engine misfired, and it was slowly boosted to Clarke
orbit using its station-keeping thrusters.  This and other problems delayed
the 2nd TDRSS launching until yesterday.

Burns

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123.1 GODZLA::HUGHES Thu Jan 30 1986 09:50 6

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123.1		GODZLA::HUGHES		`Thu Jan 30 1986 09:50`	6
	Loss of TDRSS-2 will be a problem. However, of the 6 satellites being built by TRW, one was to be an in orbit spare for NASA or Spacecom. Hopefully that will replace TDRSS-2. I visited TRW a while back and there several TDRSS class satellites being readied, one of which (the 4th) was the 'spare'. gary

Loss of TDRSS-2 will be a problem. However, of the 6 satellites being built
by TRW, one was to be an in orbit spare for NASA or Spacecom. Hopefully
that will replace TDRSS-2. I visited TRW a while back and there several
TDRSS class satellites being readied, one of which (the 4th) was the 'spare'.

gary