Ted Molczan wrote: > > >It is now generally accepted that Misty was the first U.S. LEO stealth >satellite. It is believed that hobbyists were able to see it easily >until early Nov 1990 because its optical stealth mechanism was active >only when in sight of Russian optical tracking stations. > This has me puzzled. Satellites can have "optical stealth" mechanisms? What exactly is that? I would have though that just painting it black would do (aside from the heat problem). What is that mechanism that warrants the trouble of moving it in and out when there are risks but preferably moving it out when the risks are gone? I am really curious ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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