SpaceCom is posting decay notices for the 40-years-old Tiros 4 rocket. The following is taken from my updated Decay Watch page: _____________________________________________________________________ Object: #229 = 62- 2 D = Tiris 4 r Decay predictions: Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude UTC UTC deg deg SpaceCom Aug 7 07:29 Aug 10 03:35 +-2d 47.0 S 109.4 E SatEvo Aug 7 21:50 Aug 10 07:18 +-19h Latest elset: Tiros 4 r 248 x 239 km 1 00229U 62002D 02219.51101044 .02216169 49063-2 22709-2 0 6397 2 00229 48.2292 208.5393 0006538 106.0008 254.1501 16.11147924156678 SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page. Note: This veteran object is observable just before it enters eclipse while northbound near 46 deg N in the evening. Eclipse exit occurs southbound near 10 deg S before dawn. _____________________________________________________________________ Object: #19764 = 88-113 H = Cosmos 1985 r Decay predictions: Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude UTC UTC deg deg SpaceCom Aug 7 16:42 Aug 7 19:11 +-2h 15.2 S 116.3 E SatEvo Aug 7 21:45 Aug 7 18:34 +-45m 15.9 S 44.3 W Final elset: Cosmos 1985 r 7.4 2.4 0.0 5.5 v 6.0 134 x 120 km 1 19764U 88113H 02219.67966228 .15095421 23463-5 83643-4 0 391 2 19764 73.4797 4.4462 0010439 270.0022 90.0541 16.54768587763615 Note: I have this decaying southbound over Brazil of the following SatEvo-predicted rev: Cosmos 1985 r 7.4 2.4 0.0 5.5 v 6.0 121 x 112 km 1 19764U 88113H 02219.74002491 .46829963 47369+1 15902-3 0 90399 2 19764 73.4785 4.2862 0007104 269.8346 90.0840 16.58863691763623 _____________________________________________________________________ Alan -- 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/ * ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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