Iridium 85 decayed

From: Harro.Zimmer (Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de)
Date: Sun Dec 31 2000 - 04:03:05 PST

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Report time 11:30 UTC

1998-066C (#25529) Iridium 85

SPACECOM'S FINAL REPORT - prepared Dec 30, 20:53 UTC - shows the decay on
                 30 December, 20:45 UTC +/- 01 hours (60.3°S, 192.2°E)
on a northbound pass over the South Pacific. This is identical with their
preceding 2 HOURS BEFORE DECAY prediction.
Surprisingly the decay slipped (unpredictable) over the day from rev to rev. My 
final analysis with MPM + REENTRY and actual solar flux and geomagnetic data 
shows the decay on
                 30 December, 20:20 UTC +/- 22 minutes (18.96°S, 26.68°E)
on a descending pass over Africa (Botswana / Zimbabwe).

Harro
Harro Zimmer
Berlin, Germany

Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de

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