Decay watch: July 24

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I have again updated my Decay Watch page at 

      http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/

with updated predictions for #25780, the Iridium 14A Smart Dispenser.
This decay has slipped to July 25 09:17 UTC by my current estimate, when
it would be northbound over the S Atlantic.

Two Mir debris objects have been catalogued, presumably released during
yesterday's EVA. I do not know whether either object is observable, but
both appear to be rapid decayers and have been added to my SatEvo
dklist. Current elsets are...
Mir deb NG                                       339 x 335 km
1 25870U 86017NG  99205.70159671  .02368682  00000-0  12012-1 0    44
2 25870  51.6628 151.7090 0002847 315.0153  45.0475 15.77594819   151
Mir deb NH                                       356 x 319 km
1 25871U 86017NH  99205.25797189  .07298065  00000-0  34836-1 0    36
2 25871  51.6615 154.1212 0028021 178.0631 182.3387 15.77497712    84
...with provisional decay estimates for July 29 and July 25
respectively.

Alan
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