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Subj: Starshine's Final Flare
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 033.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. FEBRUARY 2, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-033.04
Starshine 3, the 91 kilogram "disco ball" in space, burned up in the earth's
upper atmosphere sometime between 0504 and 0519 UTC on January 21, 2003. It
had made 7434 revolutions around the earth between the date of its launch on
September 29, 2001 and its fiery end. The exact location of its flameout is
still uncertain, but its final half orbit carried it in a northeasterly
direction over the states of California, Nevada, Idaho and Montana in the
U.S., then across the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in
western Canada, then in an easterly direction across Hudson's Bay, Baffin
Island and the southern tip of Greenland.
The highly reflective Starshine was designed to be easily seen as it passed
overhead during dawn & dusk. Its purpose was to inspire school children's
interest in science. Amateur radio operators could also monitor its 145.825
MHz transmitter.
Further information on Starshine 3 & the continuing project can be found at
http://www.azinet.com/starshine/.
[ANS thanks Gil Moore of Project Starshine for the above information.]
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