Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!hp4nl!botter!news
From: news@cs.vu.nl (news)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Shuttle-ground communication
Message-ID: <2099@botter.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 18 Mar 89 20:49:00 GMT
Reply-To: wallagh@cs.vu.nl ()
Organization: V.U. Informatica, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Lines: 15

One of the thning the current shuttle mission has done (Ok, I know,
the shuttle has landed a couple hours ago) is to put a communication
satelite in orbit. This satelite should improve the communication between
the shuttle and groundstations.
Until now, I've been told , only during 30% of the flighttime communication
with the ground was possible. With this new satelite, is should besomewhere
around 80%.
 
Question: Why was it only 30% until now. I guess that when the shuttle flies
over Rusia, there might be a gap in communication, but only 30%??? 
Wheren't there any satelites upthere already, who could do the job?
 
				Serge Wallagh
From: wallagh@tjalk.cs.vu.nl (Wallagh Serge R)
Path: tjalk.cs.vu.nl!wallagh