Decaywatch: Jun 11 (Meteor 1-2 r)
Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 19:52:46 +0100
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Object: #4120 = 69- 84 B = Meteor 1-2 Vostok r
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Jun 11 00:05 Jun 15 00:31 +-2d 6.8 N 0.5 E
SatEvo Jun 9 21:45 Jun 14 07:36 +-1d
SatEvo Jun 10 21:30 Jun 14 10:34 +-19h
SatEvo Jun 11 18:45 Jun 14 19:24 +-15h
Latest elset (6 sec late on yesterday's prediction):
Meteor 1-2 r 3.8 2.6 0.0 5.1 v 215 x 207 km
1 04120U 69084B 99162.74193198 .01306893 -94962-6 54289-3 0 7843
2 04120 81.2005 95.8552 0006066 191.3361 168.7479 16.23124573625257
SatEvo prediction:
Meteor 1-2 r 3.8 2.6 0.0 5.1 v 212 x 204 km
1 04120U 69084B 99163.05006128 .01866746 18413-2 70747-3 0 97840
2 04120 81.2001 95.4360 0005826 190.1264 169.8617 16.24257968625306
Meteor 1-2 r 3.8 2.6 0.0 5.1 v 206 x 199 km
1 04120U 69084B 99163.54263347 .02154601 22948-2 69210-3 0 97844
2 04120 81.1994 94.7644 0005408 188.1884 171.8028 16.26232593625380
Meteor 1-2 r 3.8 2.6 0.0 5.1 v 200 x 193 km
1 04120U 69084B 99164.03456139 .02567648 38987-2 67427-3 0 97849
2 04120 81.1986 94.0916 0004941 186.2470 173.7468 16.28538300625462
Note: The decay appears to be slipping later though the drag reported
by SpaceCom has swung wildly over the past day - the value in the
latest elset looks too low. Observed by Russell at mag 1.5 this morning.
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Alan
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