[FPSPACE] debate over mission of the small satellite

[jeoberg at comcast.net]

Well, let's unwarp the subject, that's what this forum is good at.

What rendezvous and prox ops sensors are common between the
subsatellite return to an inert orbital module overaperiod of weeks, 
and a short-term ground-up chase of one active spacecraft 
with a cooperative target. How is one any practice for the other?

And yes, I think the engineering case is good for the highest-ever hazard
level of the USA-193 hydrazine, despite what some astrophysics professor
thinks he knows about what the authors of one study paper really meant to say.
We can discus that, too -- but it's probably best to approach the subject realizing
the issue is in dispute, rather than from an omniscient pontificating mode (a mode I
have fallen into on more than one occasion, to be sure)...


   


-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: agzak at optonline.net 

> Yes, Jim, in the warped ideology of American nationalism, the US intercept of a 
> satellite, which has no chance of surviving the reentry, is a peaceful mission, 
> but a Chinese manned spacecraft practicing a rendezvous in space is a hostile 
> action. 
> 
> Congratulations to China. This might be a small step for US and Russia, but a 
> giant leap for the Chinese. :) 
> 
> Anatoly Zak 
> http://www.russianspaceweb.com 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: jeoberg at comcast.net 
> Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008 7:51 am 
> Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite 
> To: John Locker , SeeSat-L at satobs.org 
> Cc: fpspace at friends-partners.org 
> 
> > 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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