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To: Don Beals who wrote (1606)4/29/1998 2:14:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2394
 
Don, Boy you sure did some calculation didn't-ya? Well the hour of exposure if i recall correctly is only a few hours. I also think they can manure the satellites to minimize the exposure to their most vulnerable area.



To: Don Beals who wrote (1606)4/29/1998 3:28:00 PM
From: RocketMan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2394
 
Hey, come on guys, I just saw this about meteor showers. The biggest risk to satellites are solar storms, that peak every 11 years. Next peak is due in 2000 or 2001 I believe. This is worse for low earth orbit stuff, but can also affect higher orbits from single point radiation failures. We know how to protect against that. But meteors? There is a lot of space out there!!!


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