This object with the interesting inclination of 103 degrees, being the rocket from the Aura launch, appears likely to decay early on 23 September UTC. It has an RCS value of 11.00 so could provide an interesting observation if decay is seen. I will not post any detailed predictions or TLEs here- as might be expected these are subject to change, and can be obtained from the usual sources (with the exception of Alan Pickup's Decay Watch page which at present is not being updated.) This object is likely to be visible here early on the morning of 23 September our time - late afternoon on 22 September UTC. However as this pass is near apogee, decay observation here seems unlikely. Cloud cover could also be a possibility with rain forecast and at present cloud is building up. No later passes are suitable for observation here, being in daylight, and too low an elevation for observation even in the event of (seemingly unlikely) decay in this region. Robert Holdsworth Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 174.948E Height 103m UTC plus 12. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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