This decay is going very much to schedule - so far...
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Object: #26665 = 01- 1 B = Shenzhou 2 Long March 2F rocket
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Jan 18 11:38 Jan 20 10:31 +-1d 12.7 S 5.1 W
SatEvo Jan 18 19:10 Jan 20 12:58 +-11h
Latest elset:
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 234 x 167 km
1 26665U 01001B 01018.48608084 .02734352 86140-5 51234-3 0 488
2 26665 42.5651 299.0278 0050256 196.5627 163.3833 16.27091522 1419
SatEvo prediction:
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 225 x 164 km
1 26665U 01001B 01018.85408714 .03212185 48570-2 49626-3 0 90486
2 26665 42.5646 296.5999 0047000 199.3849 160.4357 16.29303007 1476
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 221 x 162 km
1 26665U 01001B 01019.03790463 .03510354 60255-2 48670-3 0 90483
2 26665 42.5642 295.3842 0045122 200.7981 159.0177 16.30536824 1508
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 214 x 158 km
1 26665U 01001B 01019.28276566 .04028231 82693-2 47233-3 0 90486
2 26665 42.5638 293.7612 0042373 202.6847 157.1275 16.32375911 1549
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 206 x 155 km
1 26665U 01001B 01019.52732996 .04768798 12399-1 45547-3 0 90487
2 26665 42.5632 292.1356 0039247 204.5744 155.2378 16.34515421 1585
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 197 x 150 km
1 26665U 01001B 01019.77154356 .05937564 20734-1 37048-3 0 90481
2 26665 42.5626 290.5069 0035562 206.4678 153.3502 16.37105067 1621
CZ-2 R/B 10.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 d 40 185 x 144 km
1 26665U 01001B 01020.01532022 .08123451 42372-1 29044-3 0 90484
2 26665 42.5618 288.8742 0030898 208.3657 151.4657 16.40467830 1662
Note: The latest elset shows this running 1.2 sec early against the
prediction I posted yesterday. A reminder that it is very bright
and visible over parts of the USA and S Europe in the evening, and
Australia in the morning sky.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl
Edinburgh / SatEvo & elsets: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
Scotland / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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