Decay watch: 2001 December 30

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Dec 30 2001 - 17:56:29 EST

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    A summary of the latest update to my Decay Watch page...
    
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    Object: #26501 = 00- 49 e = Raduga-1 5 aux motor
    
    Notice prepared: 2001 Dec 30 22:40 UTC
    
    Final decay analyses:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Dec 30 12:07     Dec 30 12:22 +-3h        18.3 S    40.0 W
    SatEvo     Dec 30 22:40     Dec 30 11:03 +-90m       17.2 N    14.9 E
    
    Final elset:
    Raduga 1-5 aux motor                             593 x 105 km
    1 26501U 00049E   01364.28450238  .90416109  14802-4  13130-2 0  8430
    2 26501  46.3003 263.5315 0362491  20.2635  67.0119 15.73488821 20924
    
    Note: I put the decay over northern Africa near perigee just after
    completion of the orbit given by the following SatEvo-predicted
    elset:
    Raduga 1-5 aux motor                             395 x 98 km
    1 26501U 00049E   01364.39497196 2.12411637  60879+1  17560-2 0 98434
    2 26501  46.2901 262.8822 0224344  20.9153 339.9881 16.10042240 20943
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    Object: #26999 = 01- 55 C = Jason 1 Delta 2 rocket
    
    Notice prepared: 2001 Dec 30 22:15 UTC
    
    Latest decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Dec 30 21:45     Jan  1 19:56 +-1d        68.8 S   108.2 W
    SatEvo     Dec 30 22:15     Jan  2 02:19 +-18h
    
    Latest elset:
    Jason 1 Delta 2 r                                319 x 163 km
    1 26999U 01055C   01364.75871204  .03986989  60257-6  11201-2 0   787
    2 26999  76.6302 333.1118 0117746  73.3538 353.3824 16.12225141  3620
    
    SatEvo prediction: See my Decay Watch page.
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    Alan
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