[APML] Re: OT: Satellite orbital taxonomy

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

>Paul M. Rybski wrote:
>...The satellite system was hot in the IR because it had a finite
>temperature and radiated in all directions, including through the glass...

There's 100's of satellites up there. Why was this one exceptionally hot 
(re: 2nd brightest source @10u)? Lots of active electronics?

How did it downlink? Narrow beam to a relay satellite?

Matt


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