Shen Zhou manoeuvre, recovery prediction

From: Phillip Clark (psclark@dircon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 15 2001 - 23:30:53 PST

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    Shen Zhou 2 did a further manoeuvre yesterday morning - see listing below.
    
    On Shen Zhou 1 the landing came 37 minutes after the final equator
    crossing which was over ~36.5 deg E.   Assuming the same final crossing
    point, and the same time-to-recovery after that then the projected landing
    time is 11.24 GMT today.
    
    Just don't remind me when it comes down late this afternoon instead ......
    
    Phil
    
    
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    Catalogue      Orbital      Orbital    Orbital  Perigee    Apogee   Arg of
      Number        Epoch     Inclination   Period                     Perigee
                                  deg         min      km        km      deg
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    SHEN ZHOU 2
    26664       2001 Jan  9.88   42.61       89.84      197       336    130
    26664       2001 Jan 10.01   42.58       89.84      198       335    131
    26664       2001 Jan 10.08   42.58       89.83      197       335    132
    26664       2001 Jan 10.14   42.58       89.83      198       334    132
    26664       2001 Jan 10.25   42.58       89.82      198       334    133
    26664       2001 Jan 10.40   42.58       89.81      197       333    134
    MANOEUVRE 1:     JAN 10 AT 13.24 GMT
    26664       2001 Jan 10.83   42.58       91.16      329       334    209
    26664       2001 Jan 10.96   42.58       91.16      328       334    196
    26664       2001 Jan 11.08   42.58       91.15      328       334    196
    26664       2001 Jan 11.21   42.58       91.15      328       334    194
    26664       2001 Jan 11.34   42.58       91.15      328       334    197
    26664       2001 Jan 11.64   42.58       91.15      328       334    203
    26664       2001 Jan 11.67   42.58       91.15      328       334    200
    26664       2001 Jan 12.15   42.58       91.14      328       334    205
    26664       2001 Jan 12.22   42.58       91.14      328       334    204
    26664       2001 Jan 12.23   42.58       91.14      328       334    204
    26664       2001 Jan 12.30   42.58       91.14      327       334    204
    26664       2001 Jan 12.35   42.58       91.14      327       334    202
    MANOEUVRE 2:     JAN 12 AT 12.20 GMT
    26664       2001 Jan 12.85   42.58       91.24      330       340    268
    26664       2001 Jan 12.91   42.58       91.24      331       340    279
    26664       2001 Jan 12.98   42.57       91.24      331       340    280
    26664       2001 Jan 13.18   42.58       91.24      331       340    279
    26664       2001 Jan 13.43   42.58       91.24      331       340    280
    26664       2001 Jan 13.50   42.58       91.24      331       340    282
    26664       2001 Jan 13.87   42.58       91.23      330       340    288
    26664       2001 Jan 13.99   42.58       91.23      330       340    289
    26664       2001 Jan 14.05   42.58       91.23      330       340    289
    26664       2001 Jan 14.20   42.58       91.23      330       340    287
    26664       2001 Jan 14.26   42.58       91.23      330       340    287
    26664       2001 Jan 14.32   42.58       91.23      330       340    288
    26664       2001 Jan 14.45   42.58       91.23      330       340    289
    26664       2001 Jan 14.51   42.58       91.23      330       340    289
    26664       2001 Jan 14.93   42.58       91.23      330       339    292
    26664       2001 Jan 15.21   42.58       91.22      330       339    296
    26664       2001 Jan 15.46   42.58       91.22      330       339    297
    MANOEUVRE 3:     JAN 15 AT 10.47 GMT
    26664       2001 Jan 15.82   42.58       91.29      330       346    309
    26664       2001 Jan 15.95   42.57       91.29      330       346    309
    
    CZ-2F SECOND STAGE
    26665       2001 Jan  9.94   42.58       89.80      199       330    130
    26665       2001 Jan 10.19   42.57       89.77      197       328    132
    26665       2001 Jan 10.25   42.58       89.76      197       328    133
    26665       2001 Jan 10.26   42.58       89.76      197       328    133
    26665       2001 Jan 10.37   42.58       89.75      197       327    134
    26665       2001 Jan 10.87   42.58       89.70      196       324    137
    26665       2001 Jan 11.37   42.58       89.65      195       320    141
    26665       2001 Jan 11.87   42.58       89.60      194       316    145
    26665       2001 Jan 12.18   42.58       89.57      193       313    147
    26665       2001 Jan 12.30   42.58       89.56      193       312    148
    26665       2001 Jan 12.86   42.58       89.49      191       307    153
    26665       2001 Jan 13.11   42.57       89.46      190       305    154
    26665       2001 Jan 13.23   42.57       89.44      190       304    155
    26665       2001 Jan 13.42   42.57       89.42      190       302    156
    26665       2001 Jan 13.79   42.57       89.35      187       297    161
    26665       2001 Jan 13.85   42.57       89.37      189       297    160
    26665       2001 Jan 13.98   42.57       89.35      188       296    160
    26665       2001 Jan 14.22   42.57       89.31      187       294    163
    26665       2001 Jan 14.47   42.57       89.28      187       291    164
    26665       2001 Jan 14.50   42.57       89.28      187       291    165
    26665       2001 Jan 14.97   42.57       89.21      186       285    168
    26665       2001 Jan 15.03   42.57       89.20      185       285    169
    26665       2001 Jan 15.03   42.57       89.20      185       285    169
    26665       2001 Jan 15.21   42.57       89.17      184       283    170
    26665       2001 Jan 15.52   42.57       89.12      184       278    172
    26665       2001 Jan 15.89   42.57       89.06      182       274    175
    26665       2001 Jan 15.89   42.57       89.07      182       275    175
    26665       2001 Jan 16.02   42.57       89.04      181       274    176
    26665       2001 Jan 16.14   42.57       89.02      180       272    178
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    Phillip S Clark                                     22 Winterbourne Close
    Molniya Space Consultancy                           Hastings
    Compiler/Publisher, Worldwide Satellite Launches    E Sussex  TN34 1XG
                                                        U.K.
    
    Specialist in "space archeology" - the older and more obscure the more 
    interesting it is !
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