Rest In Peace Uars |
Rest In Peace Uars |
Dec 14 2005, 11:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 22-October 05 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Member No.: 534 |
The Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite, deployed Sept. 12 1991 from the Space Shuttle Discovery, was decomissioned today. It's last good battery shorted out in August and planning to end the mission went as planned and concluded today with the shutting down of the satellite. Last week, a several-minute burn lowered the orbit of the satellite.
It is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry in 2008 or 2009. UARS opened a wealth of understanding on the upper and lower atmospheric layers including monitoring the ozone layer. -------------------- |
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Dec 14 2005, 11:58 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Always sad to see a great spacecraft come to the end of it's life, but it's an opportunity to reflect on all that it has taught us. Doug |
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Dec 15 2005, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 14 2005, 06:58 PM) Always sad to see a great spacecraft come to the end of it's life, but it's an opportunity to reflect on all that it has taught us. What a nice is that virtual UARS. Rodolfo |
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