--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Brian Weeden <brian.weeden@gmail.com> wrote: > I concur with Leo's point about the > Ofeqs. They are retrograde because of > the location of Israel and in what direction it can safely > launch. True, but the fact remains that they get significantly increased frequency of coverage (at least for extended periods of time) if only as a bonus. See www.fas.org/spp/military/program/asat/at_950415.htm Of the two guesses I've come up with, I think the doppler one is the more plausible. It would be nice if someone with a SAR model could check to see if it makes sense when examined in detail. _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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