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University of Toronto satellite lost in space, but scientists still hopeful


University of Toronto satellite lost in space, but scientists still hopeful Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory are searching the skies for “BRITE-Montreal,” a million-dollar mini satellite missing since it left Earth. It was one of a pair of Canadian satellites launched into orbit on June 19. But while two went up, only one has been found. According to the Space Flight Laboratory, “BRITE-Montreal” and its sister satellite “BRITE-Toronto” — each about the size of a car battery — were launched from Russia as part of an international project to study the sky’s brightest stars and learn about their makeup.   More



(Source: Toronto Star - Aug 28)

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