Re: There Ain't No Stealth In Space

On Feb 22, 12:14 am, hcobb <henry.c...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7257666.stm

Military space expert Dr Stuart Eves thinks that future spacecraft are likely to incorporate stealth
technology in order to better avoid detection.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWM470sJuFbefWnefx38RM24pZfQ

Hobbyists track secret orbits of spy satellites
...
In the 1990s, they identified the first US stealth satellite that was supposed to be invisible to
radar and optical tracking.

http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3w.html#nostealth

There Ain't No Stealth In Space
...
The Space Shuttle's manoeuvering thrusters could be seen as far as the asteroid belt. And even
a puny ship using ion drive to thrust at a measly 1/1000 of a g could be spotted at one
astronomical unit.
This is with current off-the-shelf technology. Presumably future technology would be better.

Somebody's going to invoke secret Russian plasma stealth, but they
need to understand that Astronomers have mapped out the Milky Way by
tracking plasma.

Also the F-22 has some nice flat surfaces for bouncing back radar
beams, on the top side of the aircraft.

-HJC

U R dead wrong. Radar absorbing materials are the latest thing for
satellites as are materials that do not reflect much light. cold
maneuvering thrusters could not be seen easily and maneuvering can
also be done by causing the satellite to interact with the earths
magnetic field.
.

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