ISS Modules Mystery Cache
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Only for the geocachers who want to find this cache physically in Abu Dhabi.
As of October 9, 2023, a new container has been placed to a different location.
In consideration that this mystery cache is part of a Master of Mystery,
the coordinates can not be changed.
Move 33 meters in the direction 330˚ from your determined coordinates
to find the new location of the final.
Happy hunting.
Note: This cache is part of the international Master of Mystery Series.
The cache is not hidden at the published coordinates!
To find the cache you must identify different modules of the International Space Station (ISS).
Referred to the table below, you must click with your mouse the correct modules on the picture one
by one, from a to p to get a number for each module and so obtain the correct coordinates for the final.
Some Facts about the ISS
- The total mass is around 420 tons.
- Orbiting at an altitude of around 400 km.
- The average speed is 27600 km/h or 7.66 km/s.
- The ISS needs 93 minutes for one orbit around the earth.
- Zarya, the first module of the ISS was launched on 20th November 1998.
- The first resident crew (Expedition 1) arrived the ISS in November 2000.
- The ISS was visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 21 different nations (as of 22 May 2023).
- Two astronauts from the U.A.E. visited already the ISS.
Hazza Al Mansouri, part of Expedition 61 between the 25th of September till the 3rd of October 2019.
Sultan Al Neyadi, part of Expedition 69, between the 2nd of March till the 4th of September 2023.
- The latest module was delivered in May 2011 by the Space Shuttle Endeavor.
The picture was taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery
on March 7, 2011, after undocking from the ISS.
With the arrival of the Discovery on February 26,
a record six vehicles were at the station simultaneously.
In addition to the Space Shuttle, the three Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-01M,
Souyuz TMA-20 and Progress, the japanese Transfer Vehicle HTV-2 and the
European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-2) were docked to the station.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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