> Only two of the expected three NOSS were deployed, leading to speculation that the third failed to separate from the Centaur stage. Yes, the confirmation that this was a troubled NOSS 2 launch certainly indicates that whatever replaced the Titan Launch Dispenser (earlier the Shuttle Launch Dispenser, also know as the NOSS 2 A object) failed to dispense as much as it should have. Presumably the next one will rectify the problem and produce one of the familiar triads. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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