Decay watch: 2003 June 22

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Jun 22 2003 - 15:25:20 EDT

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    Molniya 3-37 is nearing decay for the second time ;-)
    
    The following is taken from my Decay Watch page.
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    Object: #20444 = 90-  6 A = Molniya 3-37
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Jun 18 17:47     Jun 19 00:05 +-4h        26.2 S    50.7 E
    SatEvo     Jun 22 19:10     Jun 24 02:44 +-13h       51.5 S   109.8 E
    
    Latest elset:
    Molniya 3-37                                     823 x 91 km
    1 20444U 90006A   03173.47554398  .19828372  74880-5  20274-3 0  9516
    2 20444  61.5846 110.8500 0534961 268.4432  86.4133 15.36338479 99415
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
    (ends)
    Molniya 3-37                                     311 x 86 km
    1 20444U 90006A   03175.00209787  .70426433  84154+0  29951-3 0 99514
    2 20444  61.5534 104.8288 0170650 269.2854  88.7592 16.27801250 99656
    Molniya 3-37                                     259 x 85 km
    1 20444U 90006A   03175.06342143  .93960395  18442+1  32905-3 0 99510
    2 20444  61.5505 104.5656 0132486 269.3227  89.1594 16.37685714 99664
    Molniya 3-37                                     181 x 83 km
    1 20444U 90006A   03175.12433643 1.79388123  98883+1  40496-3 0 99512
    2 20444  61.5467 104.2996 0075244 269.3603  89.7777 16.52814812 99671
    
    Note: I predict that this will decay near perigee on the penultimate
    SatEvo-predicted rev above. This puts it over the SE Indian Ocean on
    a track that carries it across Australia from the Great Australian
    Bight at 02:50 UTC, over South Australia and Queensland to Cape York
    at 02:56.
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    Alan
    -- 
    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo Home Page:   http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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