I concocted the following search elements based upon the sketchy information available: - an Itar-Tass news report that the tether was cut on 2007 Sep 25, about 11:20 Moscow Time. - a YES2 report that re-entry "is to be expected in 4-11 days": http://www.yes2.info/node/128 These elements do not take into account any orbital dynamics related to the severing of the tether. 4 day decay 1 70000U 07268.30600000 .01600000 00000-0 26322-2 0 06 2 70000 62.9000 148.4000 0020000 52.0000 259.0000 16.02300000 00 11 day decay 1 70000U 07268.30600001 .00600000 00000-0 98706-3 0 02 2 70000 62.9000 148.4000 0020000 52.0000 259.0000 16.02300000 00 I suggest bracketing searches between the times/tracks predicted by the above, but it would not hurt to extend somewhat before and after. I believe that there is a definite slim chance that the above are sufficiently accurate to locate the object. Happy hunting! Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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