Re: ORC to the rescue... !

From: satcom (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 05:24:29 EST

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    Subject: Re: ORC to the rescue... !
    
    Hi Max...
    
    > Brains is definitely behind this one!
    
    Hmmm  I think so Mr Tracey !
    
    > What is the status of the payload. Has it deployed the panels, and if so,
    > the drag must be huge.
    
    Cant find out. SES are playing things close to their chest to limit
    speculation.
    If the panels were deployed , surely it would present a much brighter target
    than at present.
    
    >I doubt it could stay up there for 20 months (and the
    > rest) to get this Thunderbird 6 launched to it. Only need the sun to start
    > kicking off again, and they have no chance.
    
    They seem pretty optimistic
    
    > I take it that the Russian plan for dumping on the usual Progress
    graveyard
    > is now u/s?
    
    It seems that way...maybe we will get a Presser from SES today.
    
    John.
    
    
    
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