ETS-6 photos
Ed Cannon (ecannon@mail.utexas.edu)
Thu, 04 Feb 1999 02:44:00 -0600
In case it hasn't been mentioned already, for ETS-6 fans, I
found on the NASDA (Japan) site four pages of thumbnail
photos of ETS-6 that of course are linked to larger photos.
The first one on the first page is an artist's conception of
it in orbit; if memory serves the second one was a photo of
a full-sized mock-up, except that it had only one of the two
solar panels. Here's the URL:
http://spaceboy.nasda.go.jp/lib/Satellites/ETS/E/ETS_VI_01_e.html
Of possible interest also is the artist's conception (a
file about 75K) of ETS-8 (actually, "ETS VIII"), planned for
launch in 2002:
http://spaceboy.nasda.go.jp/lib/Satellites/ETS/G/ETS_VIII_001.jpg
Very interesting looking configuration! Information on ETS-8:
http://spaceboy.nasda.go.jp/db/Kaihatu/Eisei/Eisei_E/Ets_8_e.html
Wednesday evening here we had a knock-out -8 flare from
Iridium 35! One of my co-workers who was still around the
office went outside to see it with me. It sure is great to
have those predictions!
Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA