Report time 12:00 UTC
1998-051D (#25470) Iridium 79
SPACECOM has just released its 1 DAY BEFORE DECAY message - prepared Nov 28,
10:44 UTC and shows the decay on
29 November, 09:06 UTC +/- 14 hours (85.3°S, 327.2°E)
on a descending pass over Antarctica.
MPM + REENTRY delivers with the last three ELSETs 00333.226...- 00333.349...
the decay on 29 November, 10:45 UTC +/ 90 minutes (24.2°S, 57.4°E)
on a northbound pass over the Indian Ocean.
The prediction is not easy: We have a relatively high and fluctuating geo-
magnetic activity and a complex behavior of the decayer itself. Thanks to
Mike Bevan, Russell Eberst and Rob Matson for their observation reports and
comments.
BTW: My analysis shows a significant higher drag area as one can expect
with pure random tumbling.
Harro
Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de
Berlin, Germany
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