Under the path of Lac 2 r

Daniel Deak (dan.deak@sympatico.ca)
Fri, 08 Jan 1999 19:37:24 -0500

Hi all,

It is 19:34 local time (00:34 UTC).
I just figured out that my home is only 13 km SW of the predicted
decay path of Lacrosse 2 r (#21148) in its final orbit at 21:34 local
time (02:34 UTC). Thanks to Alan Pickup and his following predicted
elset :
Lacrosse 2 r     9.8  3.0  0.0  5.0              139 x 137 km
1 21148U 91017B   99009.02474864  .26344251  64087+0  29227-3 0 91061
2 21148  67.9411 279.2740 0001651  35.8974 324.1136 16.50499721 64954

It should then be at around 130 km altitude. A friend who is also a new
satellite observer lives only 1 km SW of the track !!!

BIG problem : Sky is overcast and a snow storm begins tonight.
Anyway, we will be outside just in case ...
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Daniel Deak
St-Bonaventure, Québec  <dan.deak@sympatico.ca>
45.9483°N, 72.6539°W, 58 m., UTC-5:00