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To: BWAC who wrote (12098)6/20/2001 10:41:58 AM
From: William Chaney  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 15615
 
<I could have sworn that it was reported that they burned them up. Or intended too anyway. >

The second part is true. They had plans to de-orbit the satellites, but at the last minute they sold them, I think, to the U.S. Army for communication purposes. At least, it was the Army that was the deciding factor in changing the plans.


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