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Subject: Bulava missile test hits target
Softwar    6/29/2007 1:32:53 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_re_eu/russia_missile_test_3 Russia holds successful missile test MOSCOW - Russia said a new sea-based ballistic missile made its first successful test flight Thursday after several previous failures, in what was the country's second major test of new rocket technology in a month. Capt. Igor Dygalo, a spokesman for the Russian navy, told The Associated Press that the Bulava missile was fired from the submarine Dmitry Donskoi in northern Russia's White Sea and hit its target on the Pacific peninsula of Kamchatka, about 4,200 miles east of Moscow. President Vladimir Putin has hailed Bulava as a key component of Russia's nuclear forces for years to come, saying it has the ability to penetrate any prospective missile defenses. However, three earlier tests in recent years failed, raising doubts about the missile. Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent military analyst, said a successful launch would be a good sign for Russian missile forces, but he said he had doubts because of the Bulava's past track record and the military's penchant for secrecy.
 
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Herald1234    Well they solved the GCU shock problem; they hope.   6/29/2007 1:59:33 PM
Herald
 
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Softwar    Problem Solved - maybe   6/29/2007 3:56:33 PM

Maybe they solved the shock issue - but one bulls-eye does not make an operational SLBM.  Give them 10 in a row and I'll buy Putin a cupie doll and a havana cigar.

 
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gf0012-aust       6/29/2007 8:16:14 PM

Herald

at least there is a high probability that they won't hand over Bulava to the chinese.  they hold on to their aces.

 
 
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Herald1234       6/30/2007 12:47:53 AM



Herald


at least there is a high probability that they won't hand over Bulava to the chinese.  they hold on to their aces.


 

Unfortunately the Clinton gift did make the PRCs much bolder today than they would be, didn't it?

Hughes and Loral did commit TREASON didn't they?

Herald



 
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Softwar    Guilty As Charged   7/2/2007 9:38:45 AM



Unfortunately the Clinton gift did make the PRCs much bolder today than they would be, didn't it?

Hughes and Loral did commit TREASON didn't they?

Herald



 
You can read the 123 national security violations charged to Hughes - as well as the signed letters from the CEO's of Hughes, Loral and Lockheed - thanking Bill Clinton for the "space" exports to China.
 
 
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Here is a snip from a Hughes letter to Clinton - seeking export decontrol of these items (I love the part about radiation hardened chips and kick motors):
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- Anti-jam Capability (ie. antennas and/or antenna systems with the ability to respond to incoming interference by adaptively reducing antenna gain in the direction of the interference). In today's exploding telecommunications environment, many commercial customers wish to ensure the veracity and quality of their signals and protect their systems from spurious commands and interference. This capability meets a legitimate commercial need, and is not unique to military use.
 
- Antennas: (with aperture greater than 30 feet; or with all sidelobes less than or equal to -35dB; or designed. modified, or
configured to provide coverage area on the surface of the earth less than 200nm). Commercial mobile services require large aperture antennas with sensitive receivers. Hughes already is employing designs for its geosynchronous mobile satellite systems that include antennas exceeding 30 feet in diameter commercial use. Control of sidelobe levels for today's
commercial applications is a major antenna design factor resulting from requirements to control the antenna’s footprint
on the earth, satisfy constraints on orbital location, and meet efficient communications payload design criteria. The current
and emerging market demand for frequency reuse, antenna spot beams, and the commercial availability of inespensive ground terminals are driving antenna footprints to sizes under 200 nm.  This characteristic is no longer a realistic discriminator between military and commercial systems.
 
- Crosslinks (ie. intersatellite data relay communication links that do not involve a ground relay terminal). The use of
crosslinks is another example of readily available technology that has led to new commercial applications, such as Motorola's IRIDIUM and Hughes' SPACEWAY. Similar systems are being developed in Europe and Japan and will have wide spread commercial applications. 
 
- Baseband Processing (ie. spaceborne baseband processing that uses any technique other than frequency translation and which can be changed several times a day on a cbannel-by-channel basis among previously assigned fixed frequencies). The uses of on-board processing for commercial applicalions are many, particularly for the rapidly-emerging mobile commercial communications marketplace. Its applications range from routine sorting and routing of incoming calls to maintaining compliance with prescribed frequency spectrum management.
 
- Encryption deviecs. Satellites traditionally have been used for the transmission of sensitive financial and business data
that require absolute integrity and privacy. The encryption device is a relatively sophisticated equipment item, but is
manufactured for commercial use and, in the case of commercial communications satellites, it generally is employed to
scramble/unscranibling video and audio programming in order to protect this data. Once it is embedded in the satellite, the
enctyption device has no military significance.
 
- Radiation Hardening. Commercial communications satellites daily operate in a natural radiation environment harmful to
electronic circuits. Hence, they need protection from the environment in which they operate. This protection comes from
radiation hardened devices embedded in the satellite.
 
- Perigee Kick Motors. The perigee kick motor is of a type routinely used to deliver commercial communications satellites
to their proper orbital slots. Using foreign manufactured perigee kick motors on US-manufactured satellites might work and alleviate problems associated with the USML, but it would unnecessarily reduce US content and forfeit revenues to foreign competition.
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Here is the signed letter from the CEO's of Hughes, Loral and Lockheed - thanking Clinton for the transfer to Com
 
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Softwar    Guilty As Charged   7/2/2007 9:41:33 AM
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