Re: Time of decay of NORAD #23957?

Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Wed, 31 Jul 1996 13:58:38 +0200 (MET DST)

Ed Cannon wrote:
>>
>>I have not been able to find an estimated *time* for that decay.  
>>The following element set was issued shortly before 21 July (if I'm 
>>calculating the date correctly).
>>
>> 23957 
>> 1 23957U 94029E   96202.83639925 +.03826735 -11202-5 +29067-2 0 00065
>> 2 23957 082.2549 144.8276 0040729 268.8460 090.8162 16.13139585114381
>>
>>I'm not sure, but I don't think I saw this one listed in anyone's decay 
>>predictions.  Were any decay elsets published anywhere?
>>
In my table of recent decays, http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle/recent.htm
I have :                   "guess"   NASA   SatEvo
23957       82.24 94029E   960722.52 960721 960725      and in :
http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle/gif/23957.gif (960723) Mean Motion plot
(the SatEvo prediction was made before Alan Pickup's vacation)

i.e. my decay estimate after the last elset I found (same as above) was
about July 22 at 12:30 UT !

I do not usually create elsets of my own.


------------------------------------------------------------
-- b_gimle@algonet.se              +46-8-7428086  (home)  --
-- 59.22371 N, 18.22857 E           AND member of :       --
-- http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle   seesat-l / seesat-d   --
-- bjorn@tt-tech.se                +46-8-59095789 (office)--
------------------------------------------------------------
Join us at Eurosom 2, the Satellite Observers Meeting: Oct.19/20 !
Ghent, Belgium       http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bdp/eurosom.html
---