Decay watch: 2001 Mar 2

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Mar 02 2001 - 15:25:28 PST

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    Check my Decay watch page for predicted elsets for the following...
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    Object: #22521 = 93- 11 A = Astro D (Asuka)
    
    Final decay analyses:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Mar  2 06:02     Mar  2 05:21 +-41m        8.2 S   163.2 E
    SatEvo     Mar  2 23:00     Mar  2 04:51 -20+50m     26.0 S    57.1 E
    
    Final elset:
    Astro D          4.7  1.3  0.0  6.7 d  5.7       144 x 136 km
    1 22521U 93011A   01061.16224976  .42068032 -39796-5  50459-3 0  5875
    2 22521  31.0744  56.7295 0006190 308.9580  51.0231 16.49606505443360
    
    Note: I show this decaying over the SW Indian Ocean on the approach
    to southern apex on the above orbit.
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    Object: #23019 = 94- 14 A = Koronas 1
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Mar  2 14:26     Mar  4 14:15 +-1d        16.0 S    20.9 W
    SatEvo     Mar  2 23:15     Mar  4 15:07 +-12h
    
    Latest elset:
    Koronas 1        3.0  0.0  0.0  6.0 d   28       208 x 194 km
    1 23019U 94014A   01061.53937251  .02599904 -12141-5  78773-3 0  3415
    2 23019  82.4522 174.6216 0010446 267.4362  92.5807 16.26797448389838
    
    Note: this enters eclipse while northbound near 69 deg S and leaves
    eclipse southbound over the Arctic.
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    Object: #26062 = 00-  4 B = OCS
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Mar  2 05:59     Mar  5 06:24 +-2d         2.8 N    76.6 W
    SatEvo     Mar  2 23:10     Mar  6 02:48 +-18h
    
    Latest elset:
    OCS              3.6  0.0  0.0  4.1 v  3.7       418 x 374 km
    1 26062U 00004B   01061.88225225  .04130512  00000-0  47472-1 0  5573
    2 26062 100.1950 357.4407 0032463 129.5509 230.8616 15.57237776 58495
    
    Note: The latest elset shows this running 4 sec late against 
    yesterday's prediction.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55d53m48.7s N   3d11m51.2s W      156m asl
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