[amsat-bb] Re: DMSP F18's launch vehicle far exceeds mission requirements

Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:54:47 -0700 From: karn@philkarn.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] DMSP F18's launch vehicle far exceeds mission requirements

Seems like a missed opportunity for a secondary payload. Sigh.

Yeap there were two oppurtunities. 45 pounds of ballast on the secondary slot of the Centaur...and the Centaur itself.

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