Decay watch: 2002 September 16

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Sep 16 2002 - 16:40:23 EDT

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    Updated predictions from my Decay Watch page:
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    Object: #15909 = 85- 61 A = Molniya 3-25
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Sep 15 21:12     Sep 18 17:03 +-2d        34.8 S   170.0 W
    SatEvo     Sep 16 20:20     Sep 19 16:27 +-1d
    
    Latest elset:
    Molniya 3-25                                     5855 x 84 km
    1 15909U 85061A   02259.62063157  .47167925  60192-5  11780-2 0   446
    2 15909  62.2287 108.8513 3086563 265.3458  60.7917  9.60675007126923
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
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    Object: #18086 = 87- 48 D = Cosmos 1849 rocket
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Sep 15 17:16     Sep 19 14:02 +-2d        19.3 S    86.5 E
    SatEvo     Sep 16 20:15     Sep 19 22:41 +-1d
    
    Latest elset:
    Cosmos 1849 r                                    1784 x 107 km
    1 18086U 87048D   02259.78518519  .19853837  13558-4  62033-3 0  9876
    2 18086  62.7748 113.5644 1144983 200.3449 186.2200 13.85359161120818
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
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    Object: #27377 = 02-  5 F = Iridium 90 Delta 2 rocket
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Sep 16 16:58     Sep 16 22:27 +-3h        84.3 N   63.1 E
    SatEvo     Sep 15 20:00     Sep 17 01:06 +-10h       38.7 N   69.6 W
    SatEvo     Sep 16 20:30     Sep 17 22:09 +-70m       33.4 N   25.9 W
    
    Latest elset:
    Irid 90 Del2 r   7.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d   10       166 x 137 km
    1 27377U 02005F   02259.73537486  .17848104 -15760-5  33946-3 0  3208
    2 27377  84.3807 298.4705 0022172 254.6574 105.1934 16.45298002 33815
    
    SatEvo prediction:
    Irid 90 Del2 r   7.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d   10       157 x 132 km
    1 27377U 02005F   02259.79614023  .26607126  58760+0  34739-3 0 93204
    2 27377  84.3798 298.4158 0019161 254.3917 105.3968 16.48052615 33829
    Irid 90 Del2 r   7.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d   10       143 x 124 km
    1 27377U 02005F   02259.85680166  .45714094  23064+1  35125-3 0 93206
    2 27377  84.3784 298.3610 0014774 254.1251 105.7120 16.52191277 33838
    
    Note: I show this decaying following the northbound equator crossing
    at the end of the final SatEvo-predicted rev. This puts in northbound
    over the eastern North Atlantic, to the S of the Azores.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
    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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