I did not see your comment before I left mine! But yes the second half makes sense.
I do think you might able to deduce the orbit even if the data release is delayed by a random time period. If you’re a foreign adversary that has its own satellites, you can measure the same information from a known orbit. Then one could compare the published data with one’s known dataset to deduce things like the angle from which the data was measured.
Also laminated fabrics tend to be much easier to sew since they are so rigid