SpaceCom has posted the first decay notice for #26625, the Anik F1
Ariane 44L rocket. I have updated my Decay Watch page for this and for
two other interesting decayers, NASA's EUVE satellite and the tumbling
Iridium 27. Here is a summary of the page:
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Object: #21987 = 92- 31 A = EUVE
Notice prepared: 2002 Jan 21 20:30 UTC
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom (none posted yet)
SatEvo Jan 21 20:30 Feb 1 16:48 +-4d
Latest elset:
EUVE 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 d 19 259 x 254 km
1 21987U 92031A 02020.86786482 .00646813 19197-3 80082-3 0 7464
2 21987 28.4216 226.6511 0003950 343.7440 16.3034 16.06590771537348
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
Note: EUVE enters eclipse while southbound near 9 deg S in the evening
and leaves eclipse while northbound near 13 deg S before dawn.
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Object: #24947 = 97- 51 D = Iridium 27 tum
Notice prepared: 2002 Jan 25 20:15 UTC
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom (none posted yet)
SatEvo Jan 25 20:15 Feb 2 04:05 +-4d
Latest elset:
Iridium 27 tum 4.0 1.8 0.0 6.5 d 7.6 293 x 292 km
1 24947U 97051D 02021.69540413 .01044078 48804-3 29546-2 0 1615
2 24947 86.5894 72.3924 0001054 28.6249 331.5126 15.93531753241297
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
Note: This enters eclipse while northbound near 33 deg S in the evening
and leaves eclipse while southbound over the Arctic near 81 deg N
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Object: #26625 = 00- 76 B = Anik F1 Ariane 44L rocket
Notice prepared: 2002 Jan 21 20:00 UTC
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Jan 21 01:19 Jan 25 01:48 +-3d 5.4 N 135.1 W
SatEvo Jan 21 20:00 Jan 25 09:29 +-1.3d
Latest elset:
Anik F1 Ariane 44L r 2977 x 115 km
1 26625U 00076B 02021.62813697 .25857691 -14752-4 16458-2 0 6025
2 26625 6.2686 275.8140 1805436 91.6717 288.9678 12.30764510 14165
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
Note: This enters eclipse near 4.1 deg N latitude at a height of
380 km in the evening sky. Eclipse exit occurs near 6 deg S and
at ~2600 km at about 02:00 local time.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707: 55.8968N 3.1989W +208m (WGS84 datum)
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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