Decay Watch: Molniya 3-16

Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 21:19:11 -0700

This is the latest elset:

Molniya 3-16                                     22359 x 111 km
1 12512U 81054A   98027.94735529  .08737860  21006-2  37463-2 0 90477
2 12512  62.1361  92.1324 6315488 272.5557  21.6216  3.71443257123551

It is over a day old.  Has it been LOST already?   Also note that
the perigee is 111 km instead of around 60 km.    Is anyone in the 
southern hemisphere able to observe it closer to perigee?

I have a high elevation pass tonight. If I can stay up past my bedtime
I will look for it. I missed it two nights ago but may not have been
looking soon enough to account for drag effects.

Ron Lee