"Near collision" June 22
Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 22:20:23 +0200 (MET DST)
Cosmos 1833/2227 rockets may come within 1 km of each other on June 22 ?
I will post more accurate predictions at
www.algonet.se/~b_gimle/encountr.htm, and on SeeSat-L mail list.
Cosmos 1833 rocket ( Zenith-2, USSPACECOM #17590 ) had an acceleration
around Feb.01, 1996.
Cosmos 1833 r 2.5 10.4 3.9 0.0 22 843 x 836
1 17590U 87027B 96164.02978821 -.00000367 +00000-0 -16219-3 0 05445
2 17590 070.9986 101.7316 0004194 144.8603 215.2799 14.15832433477373
Cosmos 2227 rocket, #22285, is in a very similar orbit (about 6 km higher),
and #17590 is now chasing it, for a very close encounter on or about June 22.
See <A HREF="gif\22285.gif">the corresponding MM chart</A>, and the
predictions <A HREF="encountr.htm#C1833">below</A> !
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Cosmos 2227 r 2.0 10.4 3.9 0.0 850 x 842
1 22285U 92093B 96164.01565204 +.00000027 +00000-0 +39281-4 0 06051
2 22285 071.0153 101.4600 0005392 277.4190 082.6326 14.13905520177168
The RAAN difference is about 0.25 degrees, and decreasing, so future
encounters may be even closer !
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