The latest updates from my Decay Watch page.
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Object: #229 = 62- 2 D = Tiros 4 r
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Aug 9 16:14 Aug 10 03:23 +-7h 31.9 S 39.2 E
SatEvo Aug 9 17:25 Aug 10 03:30 +-4h 47.2 S 102.8 E
Latest elset:
Tiros 4 r 200 x 198 km
1 00229U 62002D 02221.54903838 .08675555 11539-4 22928-2 0 6479
2 00229 48.2255 196.5592 0001116 188.8041 171.6803 16.27586425157002
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
(..ends)
Tiros 4 r 157 x 155 km
1 00229U 62002D 02222.03812003 .42217641 13928+1 18492-2 0 96473
2 00229 48.2215 193.6170 0001327 191.4963 168.5006 16.43796912157085
Tiros 4 r 131 x 130 km
1 00229U 62002D 02222.09876373 1.90930259 26779+2 12599-2 0 96471
2 00229 48.2201 193.2451 0000927 191.8367 168.1609 16.53405167157091
Note: I have this decaying near southern apex, well to the SW of Perth,
Australia, on the last of these SatEvo orbits.
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Object: #19764 = 88-113 H = Cosmos 1985 r
Final analyses:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Aug 7 19:25 Aug 7 19:10 +-2h 6.4 S 118.4 E
SatEvo Aug 8 20:20 Aug 7 18:34 -10+40m 23.9 S 43.2 W
Final elset:
Cosmos 1985 r 7.4 2.4 0.0 5.5 v 6.0 125 x 114 km
1 19764U 88113H 02219.74004694 .23625884 24344-5 91722-4 0 408
2 19764 73.4903 4.2787 0008655 238.3945 121.6590 16.57692817763621
Note: Another elset appeared after my previous note, showing this
running only 0.1 sec early against the previous prediction at the start
of what I expected to be the final orbit. I show this decaying
southbound over Brazil a little more than halfway around this rev.
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Object: #26928 = 01- 42 B = Atlantic Bird 2 Ariane 44P rocket
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Aug 9 16:25 Aug 11 11:55 +-1d 6.5 S 60.4 E
SatEvo Aug 9 17:20 Aug 11 15:40 +-15h
Latest elset:
Atlantic Bird 2 Ariane 44P r 2926 x 108 km
1 26928U 01042B 02221.62477949 .47711102 -63670-4 20575-2 0 3758
2 26928 7.2935 326.0030 1784668 220.4390 124.9453 12.37647114 9383
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
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Alan
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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/
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