Decay watch: 2002 April 3

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 14:59:45 EST

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    My Decay Watch page has now been updated for the following decayers:
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    Object: #22780 = 93- 54 B = GPS 2-22 Delta 2 r
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Apr  3 00:25     Apr  5 00:53 +-1d        21.9 S   130.2 E
    SatEvo     Apr  3 19:25     Apr  5 01:20 +-10h        9.7 N   116.0 W
    
    Latest elset:
    GPS 2-22 r1      5.9  2.4  0.0  5.0 v   12       218 x 202 km
    1 22780U 93054B   02093.52351855  .03438462 -17230-4  12176-2 0  5520
    2 22780  22.0168  85.1486 0012412 133.6517 226.5036 16.23577158473922
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
    (..ends)
    GPS 2-22 r1      5.9  2.4  0.0  5.0 v   12       157 x 150 km
    1 22780U 93054B   02094.93017412  .26490776  60330+0  98362-3 0 95529
    2 22780  22.0139  73.4157 0004992 154.5173 205.5072 16.44585795474151
    GPS 2-22 r1      5.9  2.4  0.0  5.0 v   12       145 x 140 km
    1 22780U 93054B   02094.99075300  .48394163  21601+1  71383-3 0 95525
    2 22780  22.0134  72.8991 0003800 155.4360 204.5819 16.48833418474161
    
    Note: I show this decaying northbound just beyond the end of the
    final SatEvo-predicted rev above. This places it just prior to a
    pass over Guadalajara, Mexico.
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    Object: #23767 = 96-  2 D = Panamsat 3R Spelda
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Apr  3 18:17     Apr  4 06:12 +-12h        0.5 S   149.3 W
    SatEvo     Apr  3 19:35     Apr  4 08:28 +-7h         3.2 N    17.5 E
    
    Latest elset:
    Panamsat 3R Spelda                               679 x 142 km
    1 23767U 96002D   02093.40522244  .22455539 -29382-4  31405-2 0  7479
    2 23767   6.9696 317.9975 0395287  40.7985 322.1750 15.52097281 90134
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
    (..ends)
    Panamsat 3R Spelda                               330 x 127 km
    1 23767U 96002D   02094.22604529  .82013600  14247+1  23249-2 0 97477
    2 23767   6.9665 311.1887 0153273  54.2650 307.1512 16.16761411 90261
    Panamsat 3R Spelda                               268 x 123 km
    1 23767U 96002D   02094.28743097 1.26139706  47235+1  23039-2 0 97472
    2 23767   6.9659 310.6468 0109937  55.3368 305.6946 16.29012342 90270
    
    Note: I show this decaying while northbound near the end of
    the final SatEvo-predicted rev above, over central Africa.
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    Object: #24645 = 96- 61 A = SAC-B/HETE + Pegasus rocket
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Apr  3 12:21     Apr  7 03:13 +-2d        31.8 S    74.8 W
    SatEvo     Apr  3 19:50     Apr  7 04:58 +-1.1d
    
    Latest elset:
    SAC-B/HETE + r   3.1  1.0  0.0  7.4 d  4.0       231 x 219 km
    1 24645U 96061A   02093.41284501  .01565908  21142-2  92270-3 0  1780
    2 24645  37.9378 321.7556 0008891 276.6974  83.2789 16.18033169302286
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
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    Alan
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