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From: tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Sun synchronous orbits
Summary: wouldn't there be some disadvantages too
Message-ID: <8143@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 88 23:14:09 GMT
References: <684@pyuxd.UUCP> <1988Dec4.225033.18207@utzoo.uucp> <6464@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> <12418@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Reply-To: tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff)
Organization: Independent Users Guild
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I understand why the sun synchronous orbit is desirable for spy photography,
but wouldn't there be exploitable weakness in it too?  If all your pix
of the Leningrad shipyard show it at 2PM local, aren't there games they
can play with light and shadow to camouflage stuff?
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	"None of your toys	CIS: 76556,2536	       MCI: TNEFF
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