--------------------------------------------------------------------- Object: #23863 = 96- 29 G = NOSS 2-3 Titan r Decay prediction: Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude UTC UTC deg deg SpaceCom Mar 2 02:00 Mar 9 18:47 +-5d 62.8 S 8.3 E SpaceCom Mar 3 11:47 Mar 10 01:57 +-4d 38.9 S 179.2 E SpaceCom Mar 6 07:16 Mar 10 06:14 +-2d 3.1 S 92.0 E SatEvo Feb 27 23:25 Mar 8 18:00 +-2d SatEvo Mar 1 21:00 Mar 9 16:00 +-2d SatEvo Mar 2 19:00 Mar 8 19:00 +-2d SatEvo Mar 4 20:15 Mar 10 09:12 +-1.5d 0 44.4 E SatEvo Mar 6 18:00 Mar 9 21:23 +-16h 0 135.8 E SatEvo Mar 8 19:00 Mar 11 12:49 +-18h 54.7 N 60.2 W Latest elset: NOSS 2-3 r 9.8 3.0 0.0 4.8 v 201 x 190 km 1 23863U 96029G 99067.76459806 .02260299 83275-5 54413-3 0 399 2 23863 63.3989 176.5843 0008201 3.3596 356.7812 16.28952518 74261 SatEvo predicted elsets: NOSS 2-3 r 9.8 3.0 0.0 4.8 v 198 x 188 km 1 23863U 96029G 99068.01007240 .01748988 19257-2 38987-3 0 90397 2 23863 63.3986 175.5986 0007911 3.3624 356.6429 16.29760196 74302 NOSS 2-3 r 9.8 3.0 0.0 4.8 v 193 x 183 km 1 23863U 96029G 99068.50066746 .02095115 28719-2 39084-3 0 90397 2 23863 63.3980 173.6249 0007274 3.3680 356.6368 16.31634778 74380 NOSS 2-3 r 9.8 3.0 0.0 4.8 v 185 x 177 km 1 23863U 96029G 99069.05183628 .02726051 43221-2 39096-3 0 90395 2 23863 63.3972 171.4004 0006430 3.3745 356.6298 16.34260945 74477 Note: The latest elset has it all of 165 seconds late against the predictions I posted here two days ago. The drag has increased much less than expected; indeed the drag term in an elset issued earlier today is the lowest for more than 3.5 days. This cannot be down to the transition from free-molecule to slip flow - the rocket is probably still too high for this to have a noticeable effect despite its length of around 10m. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan -- Alan Pickup | COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl Edinburgh | Home: alan@wingar.demon.co.uk +44 (0)131 477 9144 Scotland | SatEvo page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/