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Time frame for Stardust:

Jan 14 11:57 CST Sample Return Capsule Release
Jan 15 3:57 AM CST Atmospheric Entry of Capsule
551 miles from landing zone in Utah, moving at a record velocity of 12.8 km/sec. (2nd place is Apollo 10 at 11.11 km/sec). The record is for the fastest man made object to enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
Jan 15 4:12 AM CST Touchdown will be in the Utah Test and Training Range at the Dugway Proving Ground W/SW of Salt Lake City. The footprint for the landing site is about 44 x 76 KM. Speed at landing will be a mere 4.5 m/s
For more details, see the press kit provided by NASA

Happen to be in Nevada this weekend? Here is a story from Space Daily about the path of visibilty for reentry

New Horizons begins journey to Pluto system January 17th

Bagging Planet 10 (pdf) - A story in Rockland Astronomy Club newsletter by Keith Murdock and Louis Berman - page 3

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