Decay Alert Molniya 1-K Debris

From: Harro Zimmer (Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de)
Date: Tue Jul 31 2001 - 08:33:59 PDT

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Reprt time 15.00 UTC

2001-030C (#26869) MOLNIYA 1-K "Debris" aka Platform aka...?

SPACECOM'S 12 HOURS BEFORE DECAY message - prepared July 31,13:02 UTC - shows
the decay on      01 August, 00:45 UTC +/- 08 hours (38.3°N, 268.4°E)
on an ascending pass over Missouri.
MPM + Reentry delivers with the ELSET'S 01211.860... - 01212.473... the decay
                  01 August, 00:40 UTC +/- 22 minutes (21.08°N, 256.71°E) 
on the same northbound pass over Mexico.
This object will cross the USA and Canada starting on 00:39:40 UTC  near 
Monterey and pass then  Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan ect. It has a RCS of 
3.1 +/- 0.9 m² and an estimated mass of about 375 kg. It could delivered a 
brilliant firework.
I will update my forecast around 6 hours before decay.

Harro

Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de

Berlin, Germany   

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