I have updated my Decay Watch page with my final pre-decay prediction
for Starshine 2. In summary:
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Object: #26996 = 01- 54 B = Starshine 2
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Apr 26 05:13 Apr 26 11:15 +-5h 27.7 N 63.6 E
SatEvo Apr 26 07:00 Apr 26 11:20 +-3h 1.5 N 84.8 E
Latest elset:
Starshine 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 d 0.5 160 x 155 km
1 26996U 01054B 02116.07871846 .07823799 12467-4 36415-3 0 2212
2 26996 51.6178 292.5025 0003984 251.6712 108.4932 16.43191138 20663
SatEvo prediction:
Starshine 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 d 0.5 148 x 144 km
1 26996U 01054B 02116.26091289 .15284276 21871+0 28486-3 0 92210
2 26996 51.6166 291.4647 0003160 252.4465 107.5190 16.47389767 20698
Starshine 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 d 0.5 142 x 139 km
1 26996U 01054B 02116.32153453 .20795704 44559+0 25975-3 0 92216
2 26996 51.6160 291.1178 0002752 252.7057 107.2642 16.49537608 20706
Starshine 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 d 0.5 134 x 131 km
1 26996U 01054B 02116.38206109 .35386434 15860+1 25853-3 0 92210
2 26996 51.6152 290.7701 0002170 252.9654 107.0108 16.52751594 20715
Note: The latest elset shows this running 2.4 sec late against the
prediction I posted 12 hours ago. I now put the decay almost a half
rev later and have it southbound over the equatorial Indian Ocean on
the orbit following the final SatEvo-predicted orbit above.
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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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