Friday, October 16, 2009, kfetter@yahoo.com wrote: > But then recently PALAPA D ( 35812 ) was raised up, making it seem > it's gone to the graveyard, and so they aren't going to use it anymore. It seems more likely that the bird is just on the move to its final position of 113 deg E from testing at 150 deg E. It has been there for about four weeks, a normal period of time for in-orbit testing. Palapa D is to replace Palapa C2 at 113 deg E, which will expire in 2010. Regards, Sid ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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