The Space-Track report on decay of 21897 Molniya 1-83 is very interesting. I cannot go into further details as yet owing to the usual SpaceTrack restrictions, at the time of writing the decay does not appear on Obsat and reentrynews.com shows the predictions but does not as yet show the final report. Was not observing at the time, unfortunately I did not track this object, had basically given up on observation of any kind owing to the continuing poor conditions. The one time something like this has probably occurred instead of just being a possibility and I miss it! (I say probably rather than definitely in view of the time the Space-Track report was issued and the timeframe either side of the reported decay.) I have not as yet heard of any sighting reports (or sonic booms if applicable) which could relate to decay of this object. Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 174.948E 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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