The above object is predicted at this stage by Calsky to decay at 0823 UTC Friday just after a pass over Australia, unfortunately not sufficient elevation for the pass to be visible here. In view of the Space Track user agreement it is not possible to relay further information, however suffice it to say that the altitude at the time suggests that the object may last longer than Calsky predicts. Although we have two reasonable daylight passes predicted here over the next two days one appears to be too early and the other may be too late. (And we have not been able to observe for over a week owing to weather, though that is likely to improve.) Australian observers in particular and also New Zealand observers with access to Space-Track may like to monitor updates. Maybe our decay experts can also add their opinions. (Miss you Harro- if you see this I hope you can get messages through!) Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 174.948E UTC plus 12 (New Zealand daylight time ended.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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