#20919 = 90- 93 B = Inmarsat 2-1 Delta 2 rocket
I predict that this will decay over Melanesia in the E Pacific
near 5.0 S, 168.3 E, at Mar 26 03:24 +-4h. SpaceCom has updated its
prediction to a decay at Mar 26 00:30 +-10h near 8.4 S, 153.7 W.
The latest elset for this is:
Inmarsat 2-1 r 5.9 2.4 0.0 5.0 v 14 204 x 181 km
1 20919U 90093B 00085.36875000 .05381427 -13421-4 10393-2 0 6108
2 20919 24.7169 60.5364 0017041 143.2330 318.0493 16.30074939512407
I have predicted elsets on my Decay watch page at
http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
leading to the following final orbit:
Inmarsat 2-1 r 5.9 2.4 0.0 5.0 v 14 150 x 142 km
1 20919U 90093B 00086.08325262 .45035240 24194+1 81661-3 0 96101
2 20919 24.7142 54.6532 0006583 153.3554 206.6784 16.47511418512522
That orbit takes it N of Guadalajara, Mexico, at 02:15 UTC and just S of
Miami, Florida, at 02:20. It crosses Africa from Libreville, Gabon, at
02:43 to N Mozambique at 02:52, and later crosses Australia from (NW)
Western Australia at 03:10 to Cairns, Queensland, at 03:17. My predicted
decay point is a little further along.
Alan
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