Starshine 3

Also called SO-43

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General

Designation	26929 / 01043A
Launch date	30 Sep 2001
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Scientific: geodesy
Perigee/Apogee	472 km
Inclination	67°
Period	94 min
Launch vehicle	Athena #7

Should be identical to Starshine 1

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End of life

Decay

13 Jan 2003

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	NRL
Platform
Mass at launch	91 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	0.9 m diameter sphere
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Features 1500 mirrors (polished by students), 31 retro-reflectors and a series of solar cells with experimental batteries (NASA built) and an accelerometer. Will test the integrated micro power supply (IMPS) which combines energy generation and storage - a lithium ion battery and a specially designed solar cell - in one microelectronic device.

It will downlink measurements in amateur radio band (with AX.25 9600-baud telemetry), 145.8250 MHz

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