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To: SidStock who wrote (990)	8/6/1998 2:02:00 PM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2693

In the interest of fairness, here is a Yahoo post countering what the Satellite Observers see: Rumors ir_inside (29/M/Phoenix, AZ) Aug 6 1998 1:50PM EDT Keep in mind a lot of this stuff is rumor, and treat it as such. There are many reasons the sats don't flare as expected, including: 1. They are maneuvering (if they are orbit lowering, they fly "backwards") 2. Flare prediction programs are using a bad element set (the Goddard element sets are not terribly accurate) 3. Flare prediction programs are using an old element set and the sat has changed orbit I can assure you that SV 46 is alive and well. All the failures have been reported in an extremely timely manner (within 1 week), all things considered. Final note: Long March launch on 8/19 is to plane 2 as reported. This will fill the constellation hole and provide a spare Delta launch on 8/31 is as originally reported: Current plan is still to put 4 to plane 6 and 1 to plane 5 (filling 2 holes in plane 6 providing 2 spares, and giving plane 5 a spare) ÿ