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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip S Clark 22 Winterbourne Close Molniya Space Consultancy Hastings Compiler/Publisher, Worldwide Satellite Launches E Sussex TN34 1XG U.K. Specialist in "space archeology" - the older and more obscure the more interesting it is ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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