Long Range Communications

[stormlion1]

Actually there is a very good chance a powered down satellite could survive 150 years in space. It comes down to power, where its located, and how hardened it was from radiation. The Voyager Space Probe which is burning a small amount of power was launched in 1977 and they expect power to finally fail in 2025. Properly constructed and at very low levels the Morrow Satellites could easily be put back into use from a cold start. Its just getting them to start up that would be the issue.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by stormlion1

Actually there is a very good chance a powered down satellite could survive 150 years in space. It comes down to power, where its located, and how hardened it was from radiation. The Voyager Space Probe which is burning a small amount of power was launched in 1977 and they expect power to finally fail in 2025. Properly constructed and at very low levels the Morrow Satellites could easily be put back into use from a cold start. Its just getting them to start up that would be the issue.

It is possible of course. But it would need to triple the lifespan of Voyager without the expectation that it was going to need to. Fusion and EMP shielding help quite a bit, but I would still put the chances of nothing going wrong during that time at below 50%. Perhaps much lower.

If you have three satellites you do get a better chance of something surviving.

[ArmySGT.]

Why not a launch facility in French Guyana? It is equatorial and under a lot less scrutiny than anywhere in the U.S., additionally it could be part of a fully functional launch facility that actually does launch commercial satellites.

The Proton boosters can be explained away as a business venture intended for emergency launch of weather satellites or to launch critical parts or crew return capsules to the Soyuz or Spacelab missions.

The go ahead never went for full funding and the project was mothballed for further consideration.

Never mind the caretakers watching over the investment.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

Why not a launch facility in French Guyana? It is equatorial and under a lot less scrutiny than anywhere in the U.S., additionally it could be part of a fully functional launch facility that actually does launch commercial satellites.

The Proton boosters can be explained away as a business venture intended for emergency launch of weather satellites or to launch critical parts or crew return capsules to the Soyuz or Spacelab missions.

The go ahead never went for full funding and the project was mothballed for further consideration.

Never mind the caretakers watching over the investment.

I have always put launch facilities on Isla Sorna. (The fictional island from Jurassic park of the coast of Coasta Rica). There are any number of failed businesses that could provide cover for some development on a similar island.

This was one of the few times I was looking more towards a US based adventure over what I consider to be more feasible from a secrecy perspective.

[ArmySGT.]

How about Florida or the Bahamas?

The closer to the equator the better...........

Actually..... The Texas gulf coast. Then you can tie it into "Operation Lonestar" as activation of the Morrowsat cues up software and E-manuals for the phase II mission.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

The closer to the equator the better...........

Isla Sorna's Latitude is N 8.58102 (Great Minds...)

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

Actually..... The Texas gulf coast. Then you can tie it into "Operation Lonestar" as activation of the Morrowsat cues up software and E-manuals for the phase II mission.

Conceptually I've always had trouble with major facilities in Texas. I know difficult it is to dig basements for a majority of the state (due to the clay moving around and crushing foundations), so I've always assumed that it would be more difficult to hide stuff in the southern regions. I don't know if the large amount of military activity in the state is a positive or a negative either.

At the moment I am looking at perhaps a mine in the Guadalupe Mountains.

[ArmySGT.]

This equatorial site does make for a follow on adventure after Prime Base.....

The Project C-130s are needed to get a Team and a V-150 ARV to a site in South America.

Project Second Sight is not responding to the Wakeup signal..... Someone needs to get boots on the ground and assess the situation.