Decay watch: 2002 December 17

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Tue Dec 17 2002 - 15:25:17 EST

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    Current decayers from my Decay Watch page:
    
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    Object: #15188 = 84- 85 D = Molniya 1-61 r2
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Dec 17 17:39     Dec 20 10:37 +-2d        30.5 S    25.7 E
    SatEvo     Dec 17 20:15     Dec 20 12:55 +-1d
    
    Latest elsets:
    Molniya 1-61 r2                                  7456 x 116 km
    1 15188U 84085D   02351.50257509  .46452626  60283-5  63152-2 0  8438
    2 15188  62.3200  80.3729 3610772 273.0506  68.4174  8.47252144132740
    Molniya 1-61 r2                                  7293 x 89 km
    1 15188U 84085D   02351.61316373  .50820377  62649-5  20005-2 0  8441
    2 15188  62.1679  80.1791 3577185 272.7261  48.2949  8.59274459132752
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay watch page.
    
    Note: The perigee height shows a large variation from elset to elset,
    as the latest two elsets show.
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    Object: #27448 = 02- 29 F = Galaxy 3C aux motor
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Dec 14 19:44     Dec 17 21:57 +-2d        42.7 N   131.5 W
    SatEvo     Dec 17 20:10     Dec 22 21:27 +-2d
    
    Latest elset:
    Galaxy 3C aux motor                              12272 x 126 km
    1 27448U 02029F   02351.49846251  .34772370  92829-5  13595-1 0  1846
    2 27448  46.6776 226.3563 4828719  57.9122  88.0504  6.15545064  4516
    
    SatEvo prediction: None at present.
    
    Note: This is sunlit all around its orbit.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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