Thread: No Zuma Zombie
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Old January 13th 18, 09:45 PM posted to sci.space.policy
David Spain
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Default No Zuma Zombie

As I mentioned over on the A-Rocket mailing list. If the amateur
satellite tracking community finds it then I'd say it was a success at
least in the sense that it achieved orbit.

Rumors based on Congressional leakage is that it did not. If no
sightings are found by the tracking community I'd say that pretty well
sums it up as a failure.

If the rumored price tag for Zuma is correct, I'd say likely two things:
1) It was a fairly big payload. 2) Too expenive to be a cover for
something else.

Also based on SpaceX's reaction, I'd say also not likely a failure due
to anything SpaceX was responsbile for. Otherwise we'd see launch
delays. So far it appears to be full speed ahead.

Dave