Re: Vulgar names

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>Regarding the naming of the Iridium rockets:
>
>Why not name them after the order in which the launched the
>Iridiums?
>So 97- 20 F would be Ir F01 r
>and the next to come: Ir F10 r
>
I agree with Walter Nissen, it makes more sense to name them
after the A object, and that principle can apply to all launches.

Launch order naming would be preposterous for Cosmos satellites, DMSP,
and others.

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