Re: NOSS

J. Lee Blanton (blanton@pe.net)
Mon, 3 May 1999 21:42:49 -0700

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Someone wrote regarding NOSS:

>These are usa military satellite's used to spy on other countries, so there
>is no elements available from the oig.

They are actually navy ocean surveillance satellites (NOSS).  They are used
for locating ships by means of passive radio direction finding techniques.

Lee

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