#25769 = 99- 30 B = Starshine
In an update to my Decay watch page
http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
made at 08:20 UTC I predicted the decay of Starshine for Feb 18 15:04
+-3h near 17.8 N, 156.9 E. This places it a southbound pass over the W
Pacific.
My prediction for the final elset was:
Starshine 1.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 d 0.30 124 x 123 km
1 25769U 99030B 00049.60150641 .97326269 11681+2 43507-3 0 93397
2 25769 51.5674 5.5469 0000833 256.9285 103.0622 16.56082854 42116
This orbit takes it NE across Africa from Lagos, Nigeria, at 14:28 UTC
to the E Mediterranean at 14:37. It continues across Turkey and Russia
to the far NE of China at 14:52. It passes in darkness above Tokyo,
Japan, at 14:58 UTC, only minutes before my reentry time. The orbit
continues SE across the Pacific to landfall over S Chile at 15:36, then
curves northwards over the Atlantic to the E of S America before
crossing Africa from Conakry, Guinea, at 15:56 to Tunis at 16:05.
Although two further elsets have appeared since 08:20, they show
Starshine running quite close to my prediction. I do, however, hope to
post another update before the decay.
Alan
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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/
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