From my updated Decay Watch page: the final notices for the CONTOUR
Delta and the first for the PicoSat twins.
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Object: #26904 = 00- 42 C = PicoSat 7 & 8 (tethered)
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Jul 6 23:09 Jul 10 21:24 +-2d 82.0 S 168.4 E
SatEvo Jul 7 15:05 Jul 10 18:43 +-1d
Latest elset:
PicoSat 7&8 257 x 239 km
1 26904U 00042C 02188.38663102 .00884649 44504-3 97353-3 0 4450
2 26904 97.7415 307.1547 0014028 251.6451 108.3305 16.09560306 46581
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
Note: Eclipse entry occurs deep over Antarctica with eclipse exit
northbound near 51 deg N just after local midnight.
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Object: #27458 = 02- 34 B = CONTOUR Delta 2 r1 (2nd stage)
Final analyses:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Jul 6 18:42 Jul 6 17:54 +-4h 8.3 S 176.5 E
SatEvo Jul 7 14:55 Jul 6 17:51 +-90m 11.4 S 178.0 W
Final elset:
CONTOUR Delta 2 r1 (2nd stage) 187 x 148 km
1 27458U 02034B 02187.46716173 .12233911 -57976-5 61058-3 0 208
2 27458 29.5736 175.8360 0030000 349.4992 10.4978 16.39379378 514
Note: The final elset shows it running 5 sec early against the
prediction I posted earlier in the day. I have this decaying
southbound over the Pacific to the NE of New Zealand. My predicted
elset for the penultimate rev is:
CONTOUR Delta 2 r1 (2nd stage) 154 x 131 km
1 27458U 02034B 02187.64932430 .50798408 30216+1 57650-3 0 90207
2 27458 29.5720 174.3855 0016984 351.8193 8.1530 16.48808326 546
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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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