Decay watch: 2002 December 20

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Dec 20 2002 - 15:20:44 EST

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    A summary of today's updates to my Decay Watch page:
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    Object: #3019 = 67-104 B = Cosmos 185 rocket
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        No prediction at present
    SatEvo     Dec 20 20:10     Dec 26 11:07 +-2d
    
    Latest elset:
    Cosmos 185 r     6.0  2.0  0.0  5.0 v  8.6       223 x 213 km
    1 03019U 67104B   02354.57589826  .00983698  78185-5  47950-3 0  3196
    2 03019  64.0157 290.3025 0007785 296.7906  63.2021 16.20686585853394
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
    
    Note: This veteran rocket enters eclipse while northbound near 60 deg
    N in the evening sky. Eclipse exit occurs southbound near 41 deg S
    before dawn.
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    Object: #15188 = 84- 85 D = Molniya 1-61 r2
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Dec 20 13:49     Dec 20 16:00 +-2h        42.2 S    77.3 E
    SatEvo     Dec 20 19:50     Dec 20 15:56 +-10m       48.3 S    70.0 E
    
    Final elset:
    Molniya 1-61 r2                                  764 x 75 km
    1 15188U 84085D   02354.63966828  .99999999  85072-5  94066-3 0  8671
    2 15188  62.1543  74.1872 0506768 276.0494 245.9401 15.49208387133086
    
    Note: I have this decaying while northbound near Is. Kerguelan in the
    southern Indian Ocean on the above orbit. SCC's final analysis has
    yet to appear.
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    Object: #27448 = 02- 29 F = Galaxy 3C aux motor
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Dec 19 03:24     Dec 22 02:33 +-2d         4.2 N    92.6 E
    SatEvo     Dec 20 20:00     Dec 23 00:21 +-1d
    
    Latest elset:
    Galaxy 3C aux motor                              7223 x 117 km
    1 27448U 02029F   02354.49244081  .59223023  17550-4  82015-2 0  2027
    2 27448  46.6746 222.1318 3535799  62.1805 328.8654  8.62009565  4733
    
    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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