Hi again, Tony and List, After visiting the various websites for SORCE, it appears to me that the solar panels are indeed perpendicular to the spacecraft body: <http://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/sorce_img2.jpg> (In some spacecraft images the six solar panel "petals" appear to be opened up slightly past 90 degrees, but I think it's just an optical illusion. If you compare opposing panels, they appear parallel to each other. I couldn't find any good information about spacecraft pointing on the SORCE websites, but I would assume that they attempt to keep the solar panels normal to the sun at all times when SORCE is illuminated. If so, then glints of course cannot be directed toward the ground. Best, Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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