This (aka GPS 49 PAM-D R/B) is due to decay, and latest predictions are for this to occur on 13 January UTC plus or minus 72 hours. This object is of particular interest to us and Australia as it has an inclination of 38.8, and we have a number of passes including some near perigee, many of them in daylight. So the possibility of decay in this region cannot be eliminated at this point.. (In fact Calsky is showing possible decay very close to here.) We are also expecting some respite locally from cloud in one of the cloudiest summers on record, which have made observation opportunities of any object extremely limited lately. This object has an RCS value just over 3, and appears to be well worth monitoring. NAVSTAR 49 R/B(PAM-D) 1 26607U 00071C 05009.77494761 .06404625 41983-5 34766-3 0 2357 2 26607 38.8089 134.9016 0438281 182.1081 177.7839 15.46459005107278 Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 174.948E 103 m ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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