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India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« on: February 15, 2017, 07:40:27 pm »
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India’s space program made history Wednesday when it put 104 satellites into orbit, which included 88 from San Francisco-based Planet Labs Inc., Bloomberg reported.

The satellites will reportedly be used to map the Earth and monitor illegal fishing and piracy. Microgravity experiments will also be conducted.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carried small satellites from seven countries The rocket took off at 9:28  a.m. from the southeastern part of the country.

India hopes to become a player in the multibillion-dollar space launch market, and has successfully placed light satellites into orbit in recent years.


http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/15/india-launches-104-satellites-in-single-day-breaking-record.html
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2017, 08:04:33 pm »
Illegal fishing? Interesting.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2017, 08:31:09 pm »
Space junk?


Well, they are running out of room to stack their junk.

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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2017, 08:44:16 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on February 15, 2017, 08:31:09 pm
Space junk?


Well, they are running out of room to stack their junk.



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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2017, 08:47:58 pm »

It's hard to believe India would pile things on to a vehicle like that.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2017, 08:52:13 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on February 15, 2017, 08:47:58 pm

It's hard to believe India would pile things on to a vehicle like that.

Exactly.




In fact, I rode on one of these.  13 hour trip from Kakinada to Chennai.

You do not want to know about the lavatory car.  Trust me.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2017, 09:06:50 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on February 15, 2017, 08:52:13 pm
Exactly.



In fact, I rode on one of these.  13 hour trip from Kakinada to Chennai.

You do not want to know about the lavatory car.  Trust me.
Wow. I guess when they say "All Aboard!" in India, they really mean "all aboard".
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2017, 09:20:25 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on February 15, 2017, 09:06:50 pm
Wow. I guess when they say "All Aboard!" in India, they really mean "all aboard".

I can tell you stories, but then you may lose any and all appetite for awhile.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2017, 09:25:00 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on February 15, 2017, 08:52:13 pm
Exactly.




In fact, I rode on one of these.  13 hour trip from Kakinada to Chennai.

You do not want to know about the lavatory car.  Trust me.
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Were you in Chennai when it was still known as Madras?
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2017, 09:40:37 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on February 15, 2017, 09:20:25 pm
I can tell you stories, but then you may lose any and all appetite for awhile.
After riding the impossibly crowded New York City #7 subway line in the blazing hot summer of 1987 (120 humid degrees in sardine-stuffed, graffiti-strewn cars, no air conditioning, garbage rotting under the seats, giant stinking rats running free on the stairwells) not much would shock or sicken me about train travel. But at least they didn't make us ride up on top. ;-)
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2017, 02:02:59 am »
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2017, 02:04:23 am »
Quote from: Oceander on February 15, 2017, 09:25:00 pm
@INVAR
Were you in Chennai when it was still known as Madras?

No.  Much later.  As my first time there was in 2010.

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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2017, 02:05:50 am »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on February 15, 2017, 09:40:37 pm
After riding the impossibly crowded New York City #7 subway line in the blazing hot summer of 1987 (120 humid degrees in sardine-stuffed, graffiti-strewn cars, no air conditioning, garbage rotting under the seats, giant stinking rats running free on the stairwells) not much would shock or sicken me about train travel. But at least they didn't make us ride up on top. ;-)

Been on the subway system in Chicago - and let me tell you - you are NOT ready for train travel in India.

No sane American is.

We have never been conditioned for it.

Maybe if you spent a few years in the sandbox in A'stan perhaps.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2017, 02:08:47 am »
Quote from: INVAR on February 16, 2017, 02:05:50 am
Been on the subway system in Chicago - and let me tell you - you are NOT ready for train travel in India.

No sane American is.

We have never been conditioned for it.

Maybe if you spent a few years in the sandbox in A'stan perhaps.

The people mover in Detroit is downright pleasant. However nobody rides it so its bound to be nice.
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« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2017, 02:10:39 am »
Quote from: INVAR on February 16, 2017, 02:04:23 am
No.  Much later.  As my first time there was in 2010.



We were there for two years back in 1972.  I was pretty young but I still remember a little.  Did you ever get to Kodaikanal?
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2017, 11:18:09 pm »
Here you go. New pics of the project.  :tongue2:

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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2017, 11:24:55 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on February 15, 2017, 08:47:58 pm

It's hard to believe India would pile things on to a vehicle like that.

It's date night.  The goat is in heat.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2017, 05:24:53 am »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on February 16, 2017, 11:18:09 pm
Here you go. New pics of the project.  :tongue2:

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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2017, 05:55:00 am »
Quote from: Oceander on February 16, 2017, 02:10:39 am
We were there for two years back in 1972.  I was pretty young but I still remember a little.  Did you ever get to Kodaikanal?

No.  That is another 15 hour train trip from Chennai South and West, almost to Kerala.  I was in the slum section in the city center for the most part.
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2017, 10:39:01 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 16, 2017, 11:24:55 pm
It's date night.  The goat is in heat.
I'm pretty sure those are Sikhs, not Muslims.
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« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2017, 02:00:54 pm »
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I'm pretty sure those are Sikhs, not Muslims.

The goat doesn't know the difference.
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« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2017, 03:18:12 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on February 17, 2017, 05:55:00 am
No.  That is another 15 hour train trip from Chennai South and West, almost to Kerala.  I was in the slum section in the city center for the most part.

We were lucky enough to spend part of the summer there while my parents were stationed at the consulate in Madras. 
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Re: India reportedly launches 104 satellites on a single rocket (space junk?)
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2017, 03:58:45 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 17, 2017, 02:00:54 pm
The goat doesn't know the difference.
I'd wager the Sikhs do.
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