Decay watch: 2003 May 10

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sat May 10 2003 - 08:40:27 EDT

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    SCC is issuing decay warnings for #27709, a Molniya rocket. The 
following is from my updated Decay Watch page.
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Object: #27709 = 03- 11 C = Molniya 1-92 Molniya r

Decay predictions:
Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
SCC        May 10 07:01     May 13 04:47 +-2d        12.0 S   104.1 W
SatEvo     May 10 12:20     May 13 01:37 +-21h

Latest elset:
Molniya 1-92r1   4.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d    8       286 x 180 km
1 27709U 03011C   03130.21333305  .02291537  82766-5  94239-3 0   980
2 27709  62.8732  23.1230 0079888 125.6764 235.1820 16.15002819  6029

SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.

Note: Eclipse entry occurs while southbound near 43 deg N at ~20:30
local time. It leaves eclipse at 62 deg S, just beyond its southern
apex, at ~06:00 local time.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
Edinburgh  / SatEvo Home Page:   http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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