Starshine 1
General
| Designation | 25769 / 99030B |
| Launch date | 5 Jun 1999 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Mission | Scientific: geodesy |
| Perigee/Apogee | 379/396 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | |
| Launch vehicle | STS 96 |
End of life
| Decay | 18 Feb 2000 |
External resources
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Technical data
Specifications
| Prime contractor | NRL |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | 39.3 kg |
| Mass in orbit | |
| Dimension | 48.2 cm diameter sphere |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime |
It is covered with 878 aluminum mirrors of 2.54 cm diameter.
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