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

[Phillip Clark]

It reminds me of that famous "uncooperative inspection mission" which was intended for Gemini 5 and REP .........

Phil


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jeoberg at comcast.net 
  To: John Locker ; SeeSat-L at satobs.org 
  Cc: fpspace at friends-partners.org 
  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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