Drag rates increased sharply yesterday and, after a lull, may be about
to increase again as another geomagnetic storm begins. Look to
http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
for further details of, and predicted elsets for, the following objects.
#9530 = 74- 94 E = Skynet 2B Delta 1 r2
Current decay estimates for this new imminent decayer:
SpaceCom: Jul 18 08:23 +-2d 7.4 N 32.2 W
SatEvo: Jul 18 08:34 +-1.3d
Latest elset:
Skynet 2B Dlt 1 r2 421 x 182 km
1 09530U 74094E 00196.47278695 .03278344 -12790-4 20835-2 0 5187
2 09530 24.3051 256.3051 0179215 155.5463 205.6720 15.90354946 41823
Eclipse entry occurs while northbound near 13 deg S in the evening sky,
with exit while southbound near 23 deg N before dawn.
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#20698 = 90- 61 F = Cosmos 2085 aux motor
Current predictions:
SpaceCom: Jul 16 06:02 +-1d 29.4 N 121.3 E
SatEvo: Jul 16 20:16 +-18h
Latest elset:
C 2085 aux motor 973 x 115 km
1 20698U 90061F 00196.44373262 .15917165 85616-5 48551-3 0 5198
2 20698 46.5497 123.2113 0620171 109.2818 257.6200 15.07489734127854
Against yesterday's prediction, this object was running 3.3 minutes
early at the epoch of the latest elset.
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#26401 = 00- 37 B = Zvezda Proton-K r
Current predictions:
SpaceCom: Jul 18 00:13 +-2d 39.2 N 176.9 W
SatEvo: Jul 18 11:55 +-1.2d
Latest elset:
Zvezda Proton-K r 279 x 172 km
1 26401U 00037B 00196.55107834 .01353706 11864-4 39923-3 0 182
2 26401 51.6017 1.0774 0080940 92.7000 268.3141 16.17978196 384
It was running 22 sec early against yesterday's prediction at the epoch
of the latest elset.
Alan
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Alan Pickup | COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl
Edinburgh | Tel: +44 (0)131 477 9144 Fax: +44 (0)870 0520750
Scotland | SatEvo page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
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