1996-027A (#23857) BeppoSax SCC'S FINAL REPORT -prepared April 29, 22:47 UTC - showed the decay on 29 April, 22:01 UTC +/- 07 minutes.( 4.0°N, 230.0°E) ascending over the Pacific. My final analysis with MPM+REENTRY based on the ELSETs 03119.297... - 02119.786... with the density model NRLMSISE-00, SFX 155 and the complex development of Ap over the last 12 hours shows the decay on 29 April, 22:12 +/- 11 minutes.(03.96° N, 258.20°E) descending also over the Pacific. Remarks: Our long range prediction forecasts - well tested on Starshine 2 and 3 in cooperation with the US Naval Space Command - showed already 4 weeks ago a very realistic decay date: 29 April. BeppoSax was a somewhat difficult but interesting decayer with a very pronounced semi-periodic variation of the ballistic coefficient.... Harro Harro Zimmer Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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