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2007-02-07 China-Japan-Koreas

China plans fourth satellite launch site

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Posted by Steve White 2007-02-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why don't they try putting it up in that ring of orbiting debris they created?

Posted by gorb 2007-02-07 02:47|| 2007-02-07 02:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Gorb, They have, or will, insert a payload into the debris cloud. This makes it difficult to monitor energy signatures and also protects it from kinetic kill weapons.

Posted by Skidmark 2007-02-07 04:48|| 2007-02-07 04:48|| Front Page Top

#3 ???! I thought I was kidding. How does this work? It makes a strange sort of sense, but would the cloud be enough protection to shield against anything like 50% of attacks? Interesting idea.

In any case, I thought we were working on energy beams and the like.

Anybody know how this mess will get cleaned up? Will it clean itself up? Is there something we can do, like have the debris rain down on China just to needle them for being aloof buttheads?

Posted by gorb 2007-02-07 06:38|| 2007-02-07 06:38|| Front Page Top

#4 right... they intentionally created that debris cloud to hide their deathstar...uh huh

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-07 07:31|| 2007-02-07 07:31|| Front Page Top

#5 the whole China space junk episode thingy was a diversion secrete Op to establish Chinese Fast Food Franchises in Space. look for ceramic chop sticks next..sure sign.

Posted by RD 2007-02-07 08:00|| 2007-02-07 08:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Why wasn't Hainan the first launch area? Too many eyes? It's a lot closer to the equator.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-07 18:18|| 2007-02-07 18:18|| Front Page Top

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