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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

268.0. "Soviets Launch Six Satellites" by 15797::BIRO () Mon Mar 16 1987 10:20

    Radio Moscow announce over the weekend that they had launch
    six satellites form the same boster.  I am not sure if they
    were hinting about a new boster or just making the best of
    it while we wait for 88.  The six sat configuration is normally
    a configuration two constalation that is use for navigational
    satellites, I would not have expected them to announce the
    launch if it was a mil one, the cil. version only has four
    satellites in the ring about 45 deg apart that would mean
    that two other hitchhikers came along.  Checking 10 meters
    I have not heard any beacon so I dont think that they were
    radio-m or RS-9 & 10.  Has anyone heard anymore on this launch?
    
    But then again the have announce willingness to launch American
    Satellites and may be just going towards a more open capitlist
    society...
    jb
    
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268.1more15797::BIROMon Mar 16 1987 10:212
    forgot they are at 1400 km , circular orbits