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

[jeoberg at comcast.net]

Thanks, that did it. 

Where does the 'UCS' get the information that the return from a range of 200-400 km
will be navigated using relative GPS? How long can the non-solar-panelled SZ-7 OM 
maintain GPS/comm function? I'm very skeptical about the technical soundness of
this report.

JimO

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From: agzak at optonline.net 

> Jim: 
> 
> Download PDF on you hard drive first, rather than opening it in the browser. 
> Should work. 
> 
> 
> Anatoly Zak 
> http://www.russianspaceweb.com 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: jeoberg at comcast.net 
> Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:00 am 
> Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Next up...release of the small satellite 
> To: agzak at optonline.net, fpspace at friends-partners.org 
> 
> > Here's more on the dispute: the well-known "we-are-the-bad-guys" 
> > lobby group, 
> > the so-called 'Union of concerned Scientists' in Cambridge, Mass, 
> > quickly issued 
> > a white paper that supposedly proved that the subsatellite was no 
> > threat. But I can't 
> > get the pdf to open. 
> > 
> > They reportedly claim that the subsatellite is only going to 
> > operate with a 
> > cooperative Shenzhou-7 OM at close range. If factually correct, 
> > this clarifies 
> > some earlier assumptions and claims made about the satellite. 
> > 
> > Jim O 
> > 
> > Chinese Shenzhou 7 'Companion' Satellite Poses No Military Threat 
> > Kansas City InfoZine - Sep 27 2:21 AM 
> > News organizations recently reported that Chinese Shenzhou 7 
> > astronauts this weekend will release a small soccer-ball sized 
> > "companion" satellite with a camera that will maneuver around the 
> > Shenzhou space capsule to broadcast China's first space walk. 
> > Original link not valid – found on host 
> > http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/30942/ 
> > Chinese Shenzhou 7 'Companion' Satellite Poses No Military Threat 
> > Saturday, September 27, 2008 :: infoZine Staff 
> > News organizations recently reported that Chinese Shenzhou 7 
> > astronauts this weekend will release a small soccer-ball sized 
> > "companion" satellite with a camera that will maneuver around the 
> > Shenzhou space capsule to broadcast China's first space walk. 
> > Cambridge, MA infoZine - There have been few details in the 
> > Western press about the satellite. Nevertheless, Chinese 
> > development of a mini-satellite that could maneuver around a larger 
> > satellite has raised some questions about its potential military 
> > uses. 
> > However, a Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis of the 
> > satellite's guidance mechanism indicates that it poses no threat. 
> > It can only maneuver at close range around a "cooperative" 
> > satellite, and therefore could not be used for close range 
> > "proximity operations" around another country's satellite. 
> > 
> > 
> http://ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/international_information/ 
> us_china_relations/chinese-shenzhou-7-companion.html 
> > 
> > 
> http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/nwgs/Shenzhou7SatBackgrounder-9-26-08.pdf 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------- 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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