Decay watch: 2000 Oct 13

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 14:49:20 PDT

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    More on my Decay Watch page concerning...
    
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    Object: #26408 = 00- 40 B = GPS 2R-5 Delta 2 r1
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Oct 13 09:21     Oct 14 06:46 +-13h       34.5 S   179.5 E
    SatEvo     Oct 13 21:40     Oct 14 07:53 +-4h         0.0      98.1 E
    
    Latest elset:
    GPS 2R-5 Delta 2 r1                              263 x 146 km
    1 26408U 00040B   00287.68751429  .07848153  38290-5  59580-3 0  1763
    2 26408  37.5370  64.0029 0088416 165.8290 194.5038 16.25584196 13401
    
    SatEvo prediction:
    ... (ends)
    GPS 2R-5 Delta 2 r1                              173 x 126 km
    1 26408U 00040B   00288.23746098  .39552289  10584+1  44000-3 0 91769
    2 26408  37.5323  60.0648 0035970 171.1530 188.9106 16.46284597 13493
    GPS 2R-5 Delta 2 r1                              147 x 117 km
    1 26408U 00040B   00288.29799157  .79288148  65729+1  44144-3 0 91763
    2 26408  37.5308  59.6217 0022828 171.7520 188.2855 16.52843673 13504
    
    
    Note: The latest elset shows this running 22 sec late against
    yesterday's prediction. I predict that this will decay near a southbound
    equator crossing to the W of Singapore, Malaysia.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55d53m48.7s N   3d11m51.2s W      156m asl
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
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