More debris

From: Robert Holdsworth (robbonz1@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Tue Mar 04 2008 - 14:28:37 UTC

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    It seems that although it is not shown in the catalog changes, there is more 
    USA 193 debris.   Seems we are up to 32619 007-057CS.(and counting?)
    
    I can safely refer to this without breaking the user agreement because I 
    found it out when using Calsky and discovered there was among other things 
    32610 06-057CH which was due to pass overhead if had not already decayed,, 
    decay being predicted about an hour earlier.    A check was made here but 
    conditions are poor with cloud and showers, and the debris would have been 
    in shadow so all I can verify is that there was no obvious decay within a 
    short distance of here!
    
    The BJ object which is close to decay was due to pass by here a few minutes 
    ago but was at relatively low elevation, not due to decay for a few hours 
    and in view of poor conditions (and the need to file this report and get 
    back to sleep!) no observation was attempted.
    
    It seems that the chances of a decay near this location (often regarded as 
    an insignificant and lightly populated part of the South Pacific which is 
    quite convenient :-) are quite high and with more debris being found seem to 
    be getting higher.  It also seems there is quite a lot of stuff floating 
    around at or near ISS (and later STS and ATV) altitudes, and that not all of 
    it might have been tracked yet!
    
    Anyone care to comment on the other debris currently listed as newly 
    catalogued but not from USA 193, and for which no TLEs are available?
    
    
    
    Robert Holdsworth
    Wainuiomata
    New Zealand
    174.948E
    41.261S
    Robert
    
    
    
    
    
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