The satellite could be a high bandwidth communication satellite (bigger SDS?). The area for the up/downlink dish could suggest a bandwidth of around 1Gbit/sec, with solar panels giving enough power for this sort of load. There are a lot of uses for this sort of satellite, but it still won't explain the low weight question. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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