The new issue of "The Orbital Debris Quarterly News" (ODON, Vol.6 Issue 2,
April 2001) reports that a large piece of 1993-032C (PAM - D) decayed on
January 12, 2001 was recovered in Saudi Arabia, 240 km away from Riad. The
decay in a desert region was observed and the 70 kg piece was clearly
identified. There is also a impressive picture.
http://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/newsletter/news_index.html
A look on the files:
SPACECOM'S FINAL REPORT showed the decay on
January 12. 16:40 UTC +/- 04 hours (14.5°N, 28.4°E)
My analysis delivered
January 12, 16:35 UTC +/- 22 minutes (05.06°N, 14.82°E)
based on the last ELSET with an epoch more then 07 hours before decay.
Now we can see that the decay was a few minutes later:
January 12, 16:45 UTC +/- 01 minutes (24.56°N, 46.04°E)
Harro
Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de
Berlin, Germany
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