Event Horizon! Event Cache

This cache has been archived.

GAIAcaching: Well past it's time for archiving (sorry about that). Thanks for the fun folks :) Sputnik is still out there to discover in its final location.

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Hidden : Saturday, December 18, 2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:



presents
"Event Horizon!"
 
 
DATE: Sat, Dec 18, 2010
TIME: 0900 (9:00AM)
LOCATION:
N 35° 07.422
W 078° 45.019
off I-95 near Fayetteville, NC
ACTIVITIES:
  • Sputnik 2010 Launch
  • Geocacher meetup
  • Trackables discovery
  • Sputnik retrieval
 
 
Be sure to visit:
http://gaia.terrasunder.org
for more details!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
0900: Launch 'Sputnik 2010' (GC2JPJJ)
0900-0930: Track 'Sputnik 2010' over the Internet until signal loss
0930-0945: Discussion about the creation of the cache, design ideas etc...
0945-1000: GPS accuracy field test
1000-1030: Coffee/donuts, TB/Coin display, socialize
1030-1100: expect signal gain from 'Sputnik 2010'
1100-UTC: Retrieve 'Sputnik 2010'/end event

UPDATE: It would seem Sputnik 2010 won't even be the second geocache into space, but the third. The other one went up into near space on the West Coast in 2008. Well, at least we'll be representing the East Coast now :)

Pics to tide you over for now: (click to enlarge)

Still shots taken from one side w/Steve's Epic 4G Android:

Still shots taken from the bottom w/Steve's Backflip Android:

Still shots taken at recovery site:

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