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

[John Locker]

Can't remember...have to go back and look  :O)

He dismissed it and suggested it was simply to have a look at the condition 
of the spacecraft...as I recall , but I'll check later as still processing 
incoming stuff.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jeoberg at comcast.net>
To: "John Locker" <john at satcom.freeserve.co.uk>; <SeeSat-L at satobs.org>
Cc: <fpspace at friends-partners.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite


> well, end the suspense.
> what did she say?
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "John Locker" <john at satcom.freeserve.co.uk>
>
>> 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:
>> To: "John Locker" ;
>> Cc:
>> 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"
>> >
>> >> 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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