Re: Lacrosse 4 Question

From: Phillip Clark (psclark@dircon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Aug 21 2000 - 23:05:54 PDT

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    On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 tlj18@juno.com wrote:
    > I have a question regarding the recent launch of Lacrosse 4: Why didn't
    > the US government release information on the launch?
    
    The answer is simple.   Bureacracy and the military mind-set !
    
    I am aware that the case for releasing the orbital data for all classified
    USA objects has been put to The Powers That Be on the basis that anyone
    can get orbital data via groups like this and other on-line
    sources.   However, the view seems to be that by issuing the orbital data
    via a source like NASA Goddard would make the data "official", and the
    military mind-set doesn't want official data released.
    
    Anyway, if it was all declassified, wouldn't that take away the fun of
    tracking these satellites ?
    
    Phillip Clark
    
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    Specialist in "space archeology" - the older and more obscure the more 
    interesting it is !
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