CC.Clive@UTEXAS-20.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (08/30/83)
From: Clive Dawson <CC.Clive@UTEXAS-20.ARPA> A few weeks ago somebody questioned the necessity of a night launch, given that Cape Canaveral and the ultimate destination of the Indian Communications Satellite are fixed relative to each other regardless of what orientation the earth has at any given time. Was this question ever answered? If so, could somebody send me a message with the explanation? (I left town and missed several digests.) Thanks, Clive P.S. The only theory I can come up with is that the deployment sequence makes use of certain fixed stars for navigation and/or they want it to happen at a certain time of day in India (or Houston). -------
stevel@ima.UUCP (09/04/83)
#R:sri-arpa:-469800:ima:34500001:000:186 ima!stevel Sep 3 20:36:00 1983 This was discussed in net.columbia. The reason is that they want to release the satillite during the longest daylight exposure over India so the astronaunts can see what they are doing.