SCC has issued the first decay notice for the Shenzhou 4 rocket. the
following is taken from my updated Decay Watch page, where there are
also predicted elsets.
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Object: #27631 = 02- 61 B = Shenzhou 4 CZ-2F rocket
Notice prepared: 2003 Jan 6 15:10 UTC
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SCC Jan 6 02:45 Jan 9 21:50 +-2d 42.5 S 102.0 E
SatEvo Jan 6 15:10 Jan 9 23:09 +-1d
Latest elset:
Shenzhou 4 r 8.0 3.0 0.0 4.5 d 20 259 x 177 km
1 27631U 02061B 03006.49323122 .01660656 84121-5 50415-3 0 320
2 27631 42.3985 289.7490 0062434 190.2186 169.7436 16.20497729 1258
Note: This is well placed for evening observation at mid-northern
latitudes where it enters eclipse near northern apex at 42.6 deg N
at ~18:00h local time. Eclipse exit occurs southbound near 35 deg S
before dawn.
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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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