yes, but no country can track a given object in LEO for its entire orbit (unless it's transmitting its position to another satellite). So the idea is that the shuttle launches with a secret payload, and every 90 minutes…
> What was the intended mission? There were several. A couple of examples: the shuttle could delay release of a payload, maneuver while in orbit, release the payload, then maneuver again. So conceptually, you just put a…
yes, but no country can track a given object in LEO for its entire orbit (unless it's transmitting its position to another satellite). So the idea is that the shuttle launches with a secret payload, and every 90 minutes…
> What was the intended mission? There were several. A couple of examples: the shuttle could delay release of a payload, maneuver while in orbit, release the payload, then maneuver again. So conceptually, you just put a…