Mission to Cape Canaveral '99
AMSAT Phase-3D Photos

These are pictures of AMSAT's Phase-3D satellite in the lab in Orlando, being readied for shipment to the ESA/Ariane launch site.

Compare these photos to those in my 1997 visit to the AMSAT lab.

(1536x1024 444K) (500x334 21K)	The AMSAT Phase 3D satellite getting spin balance testing at the AMSAT Integration Lab in Orlando, Florida.
(1536x1024 471K) (500x334 23K)	A view of the top of Phase 3D while it has stopped spinning.
(1536x1024 483K) (500x334 29K)	More spin balance work for Phase-3D. The shiny sections in the solar panels on this side indicate an area where cooling is more critical. The shiny part is just to reflect sunlight which would otherwise heat that panel.
(1536x1024 491K) (500x334 29K)	Picture of me in clean room garb next to Phase 3D. The beard mask makes a rather comical look on my face. :-) (photo by Bob Davis KF4KSS, AMSAT Integration Engineer)
(1536x1024 468K) (500x337 27K)	AMSAT Phase 3D satellite in the AMSAT Integration Lab, Orlando, Florida.
(1536x1024 470K) (500x334 28K)	Phase 3D in the lab.
(1536x1024 416K) (500x335 19K)	The "coccoon" ring which mates Phase 3D to an Ariane 4 or 5 rocket.
(1536x1024 462K) (500x334 21K)	A slightly more elevated view of Phase 3D's cocoon ring.

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