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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