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2005-05-26 Arabia

Russia May Launch More Saudi Satellites This Year

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-05-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I was under the impression that the Dnepr was for either light satellites or low earth orbit or both.

What are these satellites meant to do?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-26 00:06|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-26 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, some previous mentions:

http://www.kokhavivpublications.com/2004/israel/06/0406291328.html

Also, from Jonathan's Space Report:

http://host.planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.455

Interesting...

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-26 00:17|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-26 00:17|| Front Page Top

#3 and here: http://rpctelecom.blogs.com/satcom/2005/05/saudi_arabia_to.html

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-26 00:18|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-26 00:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting indeed.

Aprize Satellite of Fairfax, Virginia has
a 400 MHz UHF Aprizestar commercial satellite location payload on each
of the satellites, which will enter operation when Aprize completes
financing and developed of user equipment. They will be used as
pathfinders for a planned network of asset location satellites (for
instance, relaying data from transmitters on shipping containers). These
0.2m-cube, 10 kg satellites will be built by SpaceQuest (Aprize's parent
company) in Fairfax, but the Saudi satellites were built by and are
owned by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.

Not what you'd call "comforting", though.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-26 02:04|| 2005-05-26 02:04|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm sure we could launch their satilites from one of the Ohio's. Ah gee, folks I guess we had a launch failure and all ten warheads er satilites didn't make orbit and will impact in about 15 minutes in Mecca, Medina, Ryhiad. You get the picture. Thank you for using Trident Launch Services

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-05-26 13:30|| 2005-05-26 13:30|| Front Page Top

#6 This is excellent! The big problem with the saudi's and molslem militants is they don't understand hor big america is - now they can see that they are screwed if they fight us!

Posted by flash91 2005-05-26 21:38|| 2005-05-26 21:38|| Front Page Top

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