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From: eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Launch Window question
Message-ID: <1561@eos.UUCP>
Date: 19 Sep 88 21:25:33 GMT
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Reply-To: eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Calif.
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Well, since I used to work for OTDA (Office of Tracking and Data Acq).
I should point out also that the TDRS is a pretty big satellite, and
we want it in a particular place.  In part of this case, we are talking
about a substantial amount of fuel would could better be used for
attitude correction.  Another reason for the "window" of this mission.

Another gross generalization from

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