
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 17, 1990                   TAG: 9003172419
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

SPY SATELLITE FAILED, TO FALL, SOURCES SAY

The $1 billion U.S. spy satellite lofted into orbit by the space shuttle Atlantis last month suffered a disabling malfunction in space a week ago and is expected to make a fiery re-entry, possibly over the Soviet Union, in the next 30 days, according to U.S. intelligence sources and Soviet space control officials.

U.S. officials said re-entry heat would destroy the satellite's major components, preventing disclosure of any of its secrets. - The Washington Post

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