Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:26:04 -0800, Jeff Schwab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: > >> Which is which? Aren't those both part of the space vehicle? Btw, do >> you work for government or industry? Do you enjoy working with the >> space program? I've heard only indirect reviews, and they've been mixed. >> > Lockheed... I don't really work with the sat's themselves. > > When it comes to division of responsibility, the "payload" is the > part the customer wants in orbit. The "space vehicle" is the part that > carries it around in that orbit -- the SV has the station-keeping > thrusters (I'm presuming a geosynchronous orbit), the power supply and > solar panels... The payload may just consist of a wide-band transponder > (for direct TV, say) and maybe an independent commanding system (its own > receive transmit gear on a different frequency from the satellite > control -- though I wouldn't really expect this type of split)
Interesting. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
