An update on the AsiaSat Proton decay... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Object: #25658 = 99- 13 B = AsiaSat 3S Proton r Decay prediction: Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude UTC UTC deg deg SpaceCom Mar 21 08:32 Mar 22 15:01 +-19h 35.2 S 9.6 W SpaceCom Mar 21 12:35 Mar 22 11:08 +-14h 7.9 S 170.2 W SpaceCom Mar 22 01:47 Mar 22 14:17 +-8h 34.1 N 179.9 W SatEvo Mar 21 19:45 Mar 21 15:15 +-10h 43.5 S 83.9 E SatEvo Mar 22 07:30 Mar 21 13:11 +-3h 23.9 N 36.7 W Latest elset: AsiaSat 3S Proton r 178 x 145 km 1 25658U 99013B 99081.22140003 .08007933 12422-4 26067-3 0 87 2 25658 51.5914 182.9812 0025188 266.5146 93.4466 16.41768492 200 Predicted elsets: AsiaSat 3S Proton r 169 x 138 km 1 25658U 99013B 99081.28215061 .13928182 14284+0 27576-3 0 90082 2 25658 51.5910 182.6355 0023361 266.7732 92.9595 16.44646907 216 AsiaSat 3S Proton r 162 x 135 km 1 25658U 99013B 99081.34288092 .17184909 23560+0 25858-3 0 90086 2 25658 51.5904 182.2892 0021216 267.0324 92.7247 16.46519988 222 AsiaSat 3S Proton r 154 x 130 km 1 25658U 99013B 99081.40353439 .22965800 45925+0 24683-3 0 90088 2 25658 51.5898 181.9422 0018550 267.2921 92.4956 16.48916284 238 AsiaSat 3S Proton r 143 x 123 km 1 25658U 99013B 99081.46408490 .36040764 12247+1 24461-3 0 90086 2 25658 51.5889 181.5945 0014916 267.5524 92.2768 16.52361954 241 AsiaSat 3S Proton r 122 x 110 km 1 25658U 99013B 99081.52446932 .86915979 96597+1 26316-3 0 90081 2 25658 51.5872 181.2454 0008957 267.8137 92.0837 16.58897053 252 Note: This passes just N of Vancouver at 12:54 UTC on what I take to be its final rev. The track takes it over Quebec at 13:02 UTC in almost a replay of yesterday's decay of the platform from this launch. It could still survive into the next orbit. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/