Although it may have already decayed, there is a chance that the reentry of #25176 (88- 11 B = COMETS H2 r) may be visible from the S USA within the next couple of hours. I predict the decay for Feb 1 12:07 UTC +-3h near 27.2 N, 114.8 W Both SpaceCom and I show this decay moving earlier, though SpaceCom's time of Feb 1 10:08 +-7h (issued 11 hours ago) is earlier and already gone as I write this. I suspect that some of this discrepancy is due to SatEvo's handling of the atmospheric flow transition which, I believe, should extend the life by one orbit. Unfortunately, no elsets have appeared for more than 13 hours. I show decay while northbound over Mexico's Baja California peninsula. If it is still in orbit, it overflies Houston, Texas, at 12:11 UTC and New Orleans at 12:12 and Jacksonville, Florida, at 12:14. My predicted elset for the final rev: COMETS H2 r 13.5 2.5 0.0 3.0 d 33.6 116 x 105 km 1 25176U 98011B 00032.49392525 1.67132425 24994+2 36464-3 0 97818 2 25176 29.9745 135.7739 0008447 254.2894 105.6174 16.61144092101607 See http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/ for more details. Alan -- Alan Pickup | COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl Edinburgh | Tel: +44 (0)131 477 9144 Fax: +44 (0)870 0520750 Scotland | SatEvo page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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