> For So Cal, I see a pass near decay time at about 18:24 PST +/- a few > min. From Tustin it'll be about 40 deg high in the ESE. Hi Mark, Based on the latest SATEVO elements from Alan, it doesn't look very promising for southern California. The elevation is likely to be quite a bit lower than 40 degrees. Using the 3rd elset in Alan's latest list of four sets, the culmination is only 13 degrees for Tustin at around 18:13 PST. If you use the fourth SATEVO-generated elset (closest to the time of our pass), the elevation is less than 7 degrees. Of course, Alan's progression assumes reentry on an earlier orbit, so it's probably inappropriate to even consider the 3rd or 4th TLE. Hopefully someone will spot it on the rev before and give us a report. As a reminder, do not use SGP4 when propagating decaying Molniyas with Alan Pickup's elsets -- SGP4 grossly overestimates the satellite altitude. SGP and HANDE should give reasonable consistent results. Best, Rob ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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