With regard to the flash sequences that have been seen from LES-8 since early 2005, note that http://paul.carr2.home.comcast.net/SigmaXi0609Ward.htm (*) says, "LES-8 was retired on 2 June 2004 after 28 years of service." I.e., it seems somewhat plausible that it did lose attitude control not many months before the flashes started to be seen. (*) Hanscom Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Meeting Wednesday, 13 September 2006 MIT Lincoln Laboratory Auditorium Joint Meeting with the IEEE Life Members LES-8/9: Thirty Years of Orbital Service Dr. William W. Ward, Lincoln Laboratory ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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