Decay watch: 2000 Oct 29

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 11:18:01 PST

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    Object: #23501 = 95-  8 A = Cosmos 2306
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Oct 29 15:46     Oct 30 14:14 +-14h       27.1 N    19.9 W
    SatEvo     Oct 29 18:05     Oct 30 10:17 +-11h       26.3 N   165.8 W
    
    Latest elset:
    Cosmos 2306      2.0  0.0  0.0  6.8 d   10       192 x 183 km
    1 23501U 95008A   00303.61003054  .04610078  69355-5  83584-3 0  5466
    2 23501  65.8110 223.2505 0007088 232.5701 127.5863 16.32027459317198
    
    SatEvo prediction:
    ..(ends)
    Cosmos 2306      2.0  0.0  0.0  6.8 d   10       145 x 141 km
    1 23501U 95008A   00304.34270294  .35889005  14021+1  55298-3 0 95466
    2 23501  65.8057 220.5249 0003050 232.0366 127.9358 16.48480938317319
    Cosmos 2306      2.0  0.0  0.0  6.8 d   10       123 x 121 km
    1 23501U 95008A   00304.40326157 1.84953886  50000+2  80742-3 0 95467
    2 23501  65.8037 220.2952 0001486 231.9917 127.9949 16.56693769317320
    
    Note: The latest elset has it running 16 sec early against yesterday's
    prediction. My current estimate is for this to decay while southbound
    over the Hawaiian Islands though to the W of Oahu and the other main
    islands.
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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/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
    
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