Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site sequent.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!ogcvax!sequent!richard From: richard@sequent.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Grabbing Lost Satellites Message-ID: <391@sequent.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 04:17:52 EST Article-I.D.: sequent.391 Posted: Mon Feb 13 04:17:52 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 04:46:42 EST References: <16589@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Portland Lines: 22 The groups that lost Westar and the Indo sattelite can't just "claim" the insurance money. If you had a minor fender-bender and decided to scrap the car, would you're insurance pay up? As I understand it, insurance for each sattelite was spread over several underwriters, Lloyd's of London being the central agency. If the insurers determine that the sattelites can be salvaged for less than the replacement cost, they will only pay for the salvage effort. If, after the attempt, it has failed, they then have to pay replacement. I'm hoping that Lloyds and whoever decide to get NASA to salvage the things - if they can, it'll be a great way of turning bad luck into a selling point. The insurers might want to see how NASA does with Solar Max before they decide. But if the sattelites can be recovered, it would probably be worth it to bring 'em down and send 'em back up, since replacement is over $100 Meg, and would have to include another launch anyway. Good Luck, NASA! from the confused and bleeding fingertips of ...!sequent!richard