This is a part of the official ASTRA information, released December 10, 2002: ...The satellite was safely de-orbited this morning over the Pacific Ocean with the assistance of satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space and the French Space Agency CNES...., wich was providing a worldwide tracking network for the ASTRA 1K mission. The spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at 02:00 UTC and was completely destroyed. Debris fell in a polygon bounded by 27°South to 54°S and 133°West to 174°West. Airways and sea lanes were cleared by the New Zealand authorities, no damage was reported.... Harro Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de Berlin. Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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