Re: 96 54B, Decay soon. Need elements

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: Bjoern Gimle: "Re: 96 54B, Centaur rocket"
• Previous message: Mike McCants: "96 54B, Centaur rocket"

This object has a good pass over Colorado tonight but I need
better predictive elsets due to the huge drag term.

Ron Lee
>
>1 24316U 96054B   97074.19878793  .00044903 -18487-4  16262-5 0   759
>2 24316  25.2451  89.2311 2980662 266.5179  59.4534  9.80638350  8943
>1 24316U 96054B   97074.19881195  .05860037 -18509-4  28415-3 0   721
>2 24316  25.2258  89.1868 2977292 266.6009  59.5367  9.80147202  8948
>1 24316U 96054B   97074.30063786  .00112179 -19108-4  52326-5 0   764
>2 24316  25.2175  88.8864 2875202 267.1283  60.2174 10.01432485  8957
>1 24316U 96054B   97074.40033338  .06214934 -19855-4  17384-3 0   776
>2 24316  25.2021  88.8220 2797505 267.4663  60.6065 10.20464813  8962
>1 24316U 96054B   97074.49817405  .41398097 -20345-4  16972-2 0   803
>2 24316  25.2441  88.3375 2713684 268.4328  60.7912 10.36194582  8972
>
>The correct drag term for this last set should be 1.41:
>
>1 24316U 96054B   97074.49817405 1.41398097 -20345-4  16972-2 0   803
>2 24316  25.2441  88.3375 2713684 268.4328  60.7912 10.36194582  8972
>
>My program indicates that decay should occur about 75.25 with
>a possible error of 4 or 6 or 8 hours.  75.25 is March 16 at 600UT
>and is about 14 hours from now.
>
>Mike McCants
>
>
>

• Next message: Bjoern Gimle: "Re: 96 54B, Centaur rocket"
• Previous message: Mike McCants: "96 54B, Centaur rocket"