Decay watch: 2002 August 7

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Aug 07 2002 - 17:59:48 EDT

  • Next message: Pinizzotto,Russell: "Report Format"

    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
    



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Aug 07 2002 - 18:13:41 EDT