Decay watch: 2000 May 9

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Tue May 09 2000 - 14:50:47 PDT

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    #20338 = 89- 94 A = Molniya 3-36
    
    I show this decay slipping to 2000 May 19.7 +-3d.
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    #26085 = 00-  8 E = Globalstar 63 Delta 2 r
    
    My prediction for this decay now stands at May 15 11:32 UTC +-1.5d. The
    latest elset is:
    Gbstr 63 Del r   7.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d   15       351 x 176 km
    1 26085U 00008E   00130.75655782  .01806013  11187-4  80816-3 0  2033
    2 26085  49.5343 245.6436 0131719 295.2534  63.4916 16.04128578 13974
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    #26114 = 00- 17 B = IMAGE Delta 2 r
    
    No SpaceCom decay notice for this yet, but it is well placed for
    observation from N Europe as it approaches decay. Eclipse exit occurs
    while northbound near 51 deg N at ~21:30 UTC. Eclipse entry is near
    southern apex close to the S Pole. I predict decay for May 16 17:39
    +-2d. Latest elset:
    IMAGE Del r      7.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d  7.8       479 x 171 km
    1 26114U 00017B   00130.68795429  .01869486 -28173-6  10584-2 0  1055
    2 26114  91.2957 193.5183 0229701   0.5749 118.6349 15.81937294  6822
    
    
    Check http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/ for more details and
    predicted elsets.
    
    Alan
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