[FPSPACE] Uncertainty shrouds South African Satellite

[Baris Gencay]

Another angle of SA Satellite dispute is here;


http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=126455

SA 'spy-satellite' programme accidently exposed?










----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Gottschalk" <kgottschalk at uwc.ac.za>
To: <fpspace at friends-partners.org>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: [FPSPACE] Uncertainty shrouds South African Satellite


> hi,
>
> the news stories linked talk about "using a Russian military satellite"
> but say not a word about any "related with building Russian TT&C Station
> at SA."
>
>   Pending more hard facts, all this seems weird to me. What on earth
> use could South Africa make of a Russian military satellite? It is at
> peace in a common market with its neighbours - not exactly a need for
> imagery intelligence!
>
>   South Africa's own TT&C stations regularly download encrypted data
> for paying foreign clients, which it hands over to them undeciphered. So
> I am bursting with curiosity - but have no more facts.
>
> Keith
>
>>>>> "Baris Gencay" <baris.gencay at gmail.com> 02/18/08 11:19 AM >>>
>>http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4256508
>>
>>The link above suggests that Sumbandilasat may be launched from India
> or China. That means, satellite doesn't have
>>obvious parts which can be hurdle to launch from these 2 countries.
> The Russian reasons to refuse the launch sounds
>>related with building Russian TT&C Station at SA. Most probably,
> Russians proposed SA to use the satellite data free of
>>charge or even for a less price. And SA didn't accept.
>>
>>Can anybody make comment?
>>
>>http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/science/0,2172,164128,00.html
>>
>>Another link above is another source that mentioned about the same
> development.
>
>


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