> "High solar angles" means that the Sun is near the orbit plane > normal, so > the satellite is in sunlight along the entire orbit (or just too > long). > > This total illumination occurs approximately every 60 days, but only > during > summer and winter. > > In May 2002 this is on days 26-29. Do the exterior surfaces of the Space Shuttle and the ISS explain why the Shuttle cannot withstand this blackout period, but the ISS can? ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W 5 hours behind UT (-5) ***DOZENS OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, ASTRONOMY, SKY AND TELESCOPE, AD ASTRA MAGAZINES ARE FOR SALE*** ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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