Report time 11:00 UTC
1997-010B (#24745) Start-1 R/B
In its FINAL REPORT - prepared Jan 12, 09:32 UTC - SPACECOM shows the decay on
12 January, 07:33 UTC +/-30 minutes (29.9°S, 71.7°E)
on a northbound pass over the Indian Ocean.
My final analysis with MPM + REENTRY delivers with the last three ELSETs
01011.954... - 01012.197... the decay on
12 January, 07:28 UTC +/- 11 minutes (51.63°S, 77.95°E)
on the same pass also over the Indian Ocean.
It was nearly impossible to predict the decay behaviour with the known (and
correct ?) object parameters (mass, drag area under the assumption of random
tumbling and drag cofficient CD). Only an empirical derived ballistic coef-
ficient (based on 5 ELSETs) delivered a realistic approach.
Harro
Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de
Berlin, Germany
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