R: UARS: evolution of predicted decay v11b

From: satrack@libero.it
Date: Fri Sep 23 2011 - 22:15:54 UTC

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    Here also a short link:
    
    http://tinyurl.com/uars-gtrack-v11b
    
    Simone
    
    >----Messaggio originale----
    >Da: satrack@libero.it
    >Data: 23-set-2011 23.56
    >A: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    >Ogg: R: UARS: evolution of predicted decay v11b
    >
    >It is possible to see this ground track by using my online program with 
    Google 
    >Maps. 
    >The following link embeds the last Ted's TLE and it will open the program 
    >page:
    >
    >http://digilander.libero.it/SATrack/VisualSATFlareTrackerOnline.html?
    >q=URL&Lat=54&Lon=-110&Alt=0&jd=2455828.7409800924&MapZoom=3&LatMap=54.
    >19394327355318&LonMap=255.
    
    >56678567921665&l0=534154454c4c495445203730303031&l1=31203730303031552039313036334220202031313236372e313639363735393320202e3030303030303030202030303030302d30202033383232352d332030203936333135&l2=32203730303031202035362e39333636203236312e383738302030303031333536202020392e35313930203335302e343833352031362e3537393534323732313039313932
    >
    >(The link is rather long, make sure to copy and paste all)
    >
    >Simone
    >
    >
    >>----Messaggio originale----
    >>Da: ssl3molcz@rogers.com
    >>Data: 23-set-2011 21.28
    >>A: <seesat-l@satobs.org>
    >>Ogg: UARS: evolution of predicted decay v11b
    >>
    >>USSTRATCOM has issued a higher-drag version of its epoch 11266.7447340 TLE, 
    >which Satevo propagates to decay on Sep 24
    >>about 05:23 h UTC. I have added it to the heap.
    >>
    >>http://satobs.org/seesat_ref/misc/UARS_decay_predictions_v11b.pdf
    >>
    >>I have no idea when UARS will decay, but if it were to occur on the 
    >revolution that crosses North America just before
    >>06:00 UTC, and if the final descent were to occur over North America, then 
    >the following propagated TLE should yield
    >>reasonable predictions.
    >>
    >>1 70001U 91063B   11267.16967593  .00000000  00000-0  38225-3 0 96315
    >>2 70001  56.9366 261.8780 0001356   9.5190 350.4835 16.57954272109192
    >>
    >>Below is the ground track of that North American transit, which is over 
    >mostly thinly populated areas. 
    >>
    >>Note the ultra-low altitude. The visible part of a decay begins at about 
    100 
    >km and is pretty much over at 50 km
    >>altitude. The low altitude results in a much smaller radius of visibility. 
    >For a pass to reach 20 deg elevation, the
    >>observer must be within ~200 km of the object.
    >>
    >>  Time       Lat       Long     Alt-km
    >>--------------------------------------
    >>05:47:00  50.988 N  134.934 W   84.185
    >>05:47:30  52.007 N  132.131 W   84.252
    >>05:48:00  52.950 N  129.197 W   84.302
    >>05:48:30  53.811 N  126.134 W   84.334
    >>05:49:00  54.583 N  122.944 W   84.346
    >>05:49:30  55.261 N  119.635 W   84.337
    >>05:50:00  55.840 N  116.215 W   84.306
    >>05:50:30  56.314 N  112.698 W   84.252
    >>05:51:00  56.678 N  109.101 W   84.174
    >>05:51:30  56.929 N  105.443 W   84.072
    >>05:52:00  57.064 N  101.745 W   83.945
    >>05:52:30  57.082 N   98.032 W   83.793
    >>05:53:00  56.983 N   94.326 W   83.616
    >>05:53:30  56.768 N   90.653 W   83.415
    >>05:54:00  56.438 N   87.034 W   83.188
    >>05:54:30  55.998 N   83.489 W   82.938
    >>05:55:00  55.451 N   80.037 W   82.663
    >>05:55:30  54.803 N   76.691 W   82.366
    >>05:56:00  54.059 N   73.462 W   82.047
    >>05:56:30  53.224 N   70.357 W   81.707
    >>05:57:00  52.305 N   67.382 W   81.347
    >>05:57:30  51.309 N   64.537 W   80.968
    >>05:58:00  50.240 N   61.822 W   80.573
    >>05:58:30  49.104 N   59.235 W   80.162
    >>05:59:00  47.907 N   56.771 W   79.737
    >>05:59:30  46.655 N   54.427 W   79.300
    >>
    >>Ted Molczan 
    >>
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