SpaceCom has just posted the first decay warning for Iridium 85. The
following is from my Decay Watch page which I'll be unable to update
again until late on the 27th UTC.
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Object: #4392 = 70- 34 B = Mao 1 Long March 1 rocket
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Dec 25 18:54 Dec 28 11:46 +-2d 32.4 S 107.8 W
SatEvo Dec 26 08:50 Dec 28 20:56 +-16h
Latest elset:
Mao 1 r 4.0 2.0 0.0 6.2 d 5.2 279 x 238 km
1 04392U 70034B 00361.08518394 .02393717 54399-2 33683-2 0 4703
2 04392 68.2941 187.6994 0031482 113.6917 246.7441 16.05801391520942
Note: The latest elset shows this running 10 sec late against the
prediction I posted on the 24th.
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Object: #25529 = 98- 66 C = Iridium 85
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Dec 26 06:33 Dec 30 06:55 +-2d 8.7 N 132.9 W
SatEvo Dec 26 09:00 Dec 30 15:15 +-1.1d
Latest elset:
Iridium 85 tum 4.0 1.8 0.0 6.0 d 9.3 259 x 247 km
1 25529U 98066C 00361.24018684 .01690894 20609-2 21800-2 0 8375
2 25529 85.9838 251.5839 0008961 140.3281 219.9007 16.07669740119377
Note: This enters eclipse while over the Arctic and leaves eclipse
southbound near 49 deg S at ~22:30 local time.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl
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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