Jonathan W wrote: > Apologies for reviving an old thread, but is it reasonable to suggest that > this was both a missile test (proving that they are capable of delivering a > payload a substantial distance downrange), and also to demonstrate that > they can, at the very least, place an object into a desired orbit? And if > they were to go to the trouble of placing an object into orbit, you would > think they would actually place a transceiver on the object, if not an > actual functional payload. Since this is North Korea we are talking about, > the possibility of propaganda value cannot be immediately discounted. The political aspects are interesting and important, but off-topic on SeeSat-L. We may develop certain information through observation and orbit analysis that could help inform political discussion and debate, but that should take place in appropriate forums. Ted Molczan Admin _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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