Decay watch: 2000 Feb 27

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Feb 27 2000 - 13:01:06 PST

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    Although no SpaceCom decay warnings have been posted for these rockets
    yet, I have updated my Decay Watch page at
            http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
    with predictions for:
    
    #22876 = 93- 67 B = Cosmos 2265 r
      I predict this decay for Mar 2 17:54 UTC +-1d. This enters eclipse
    while northbound near 48 deg S at ~20.30 local time and leaves eclipse
    near northern apex over the Arctic.
    
    #25947 = 99- 58 E = Globalstar 31 Soyuz r
      I show this decay at Mar 4 05:26 UTC +-1.5d. It is better placed as an
    evening object for observers in the N Hemisphere. Eclipse entry occurs
    while southbound near 44 deg N at ~19.30 local time. It comes out of
    eclipse while southbound near 51 deg S at ~03:30 local time.
    
    The latest elsets for both objects:
    Cosmos 2265 r    7.4  2.4  0.0  5.5 v   15       281 x 191 km
    1 22876U 93067B   00058.77537793  .01707139 -12117-5  94643-3 0  8423
    2 22876  82.8397 112.6968 0067546  31.3030 329.3067 16.13962944333593
    Globlstar 31 r   6.0  3.0  0.0  4.5 d   19       343 x 189 km
    1 25947U 99058E   00058.41890841  .01498783  11313-4  98944-3 0  2214
    2 25947  51.9314 320.3649 0115293 186.2937 173.6422 16.03095330 20328
    
    
    Alan
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