>I had hesitated to include this in my Decay Watch list because it has >a >relatively low Radar Cross Section of 0.61 m^2. However, SpaceCom has >posted a decay warning for May 17 10:59 +-2d at 59.6 N, 11.9 W. My >own >calculations give May 17 08:59 +-22h. This enters eclipse near the >South >Pole and leaves eclipse near latitude 52 deg N at 22:00 local time >while >northbound. How small can a satellite be and be observed with binoculars during burnup in the Earth's atmosphere? ================================================================ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com Stay up-to-date on all events in space! Visit http://www.geocities.com/tlj18_99/ Updated at least once per day! ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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