[FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite

[John Locker]

Actually Jim , that subject was broached by the female host of the the live 
coverage earlier , so too the possibility that it was a "killer sat"
I suspect she had been scanning the web comments , which must be heaving 
with conspiracy theories !! :O))

It was released around 30 mins ago

John

1220GMT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jeoberg at comcast.net>
To: "John Locker" <john at satcom.freeserve.co.uk>; <SeeSat-L at satobs.org>
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Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite


> Does the subsatellite have any pedigree related to the
> Surreysat payloads flown earlier?
>
> Re-rendezvous with an inert (presumably) target does not seem to me
> to be a step towards manned docking missions -- it smells more like
> an uncooperative inspection mission.
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "John Locker" <john at satcom.freeserve.co.uk>
>
>> Understand the satellite , once released will move out to a distance of 
>> 4km
>> Not sure what the purpose of the sat is although understand it is a an
>> imaging bird.Speculation as to whether it will examine the outside of
>> Shenzhou 7
>>
>> John
>>
>> http://satcom.website.orange.co.uk/
>>
>>
>>
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