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From: wats@scicom.alphacdc.com (Bruce Watson)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Info wanted on Atlantis "secret" military satellite payload
Message-ID: <1213@scicom.alphacdc.com>
Date: 14 Dec 88 23:52:16 GMT
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In article <2531@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>, anderer@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (David G Anderer) writes:
> 
  [many good points, deleted]

> Other points made are that the KH-12 has a *large* maneuvering fuel
> capacity, so the 57 degree limitation from Kennedy could be overcome.
> 

The change from a 57 degree LEO to a 94.5 degree LEO would require a
*lot* of fuel.  The inclination requires considerably more energy to
change` than any other orbital element.