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From: fireman@tippy.uucp
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Subject: Re: Shuttle-ground communication
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Date: 21 Mar 89 16:05:00 GMT
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Nf-From: tippy.uucp!fireman    Mar 21 11:05:00 1989


  By the way, 30% was too low.  The new satellite won't change coverage, 
it has been at about 80% since the last mission when they deployed a TDRS.
The only place where there is no coverage is around the Indian Ocean area,
where they lose the signal for about 10 minutes.  The satellite just 
deployed will replace one of the current TDRSs, and that satellite will be
moved and become an on-orbit spare.

       Rob Dale - tippy!fireman@newton.physics.purdue.edu