Re: Decay Watch: Molniya 3-16
Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:19:30 +0000
No sooner had I posted my "9055" evolution than the following elset
appeared on OIG...
Molniya 3-16 18290 x 71 km
1 12512U 81054A 98030.66599182 .17760331 32190-5 72790-3 0 565
2 12512 62.1311 91.1236 5854740 272.6859 25.6580 4.47378089123665
...to show it (only!) 3.6 minutes early on that evolution at 16h UTC
today (30th).
Yet another evolution, again with Q=0.33 and all the "adjustments" as
before...
Molniya 3-16 17772 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98030.88673848 .23427174 34759-1 16401-2 0 90567
2 12512 62.1311 91.0168 5779790 272.6965 26.2407 4.58592173123677
Molniya 3-16 17307 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98031.10268601 .25903938 42128-1 17466-2 0 90560
2 12512 62.1311 90.9092 5714790 272.7071 26.8202 4.69227499123687
Molniya 3-16 16823 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98031.31362829 .28875419 52096-1 18707-2 0 90569
2 12512 62.1311 90.8006 5644858 272.7179 27.4478 4.80760470123694
Molniya 3-16 16316 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98031.51938457 .32498139 66043-1 20179-2 0 90565
2 12512 62.1311 90.6910 5569097 272.7287 28.1322 4.93359580123705
Molniya 3-16 15782 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98031.71974188 .36999998 85225-1 21949-2 0 90560
2 12512 62.1310 90.5803 5486340 272.7397 28.8853 5.07245654123714
Molniya 3-16 15214 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98031.91444574 .42725169 11409+0 24108-2 0 90568
2 12512 62.1310 90.4683 5395033 272.7508 29.7230 5.22716029123727
Molniya 3-16 14606 x 80 km
1 12512U 81054A 98032.10318701 .50224194 15461+0 26861-2 0 90563
2 12512 62.1310 90.3548 5292993 272.7620 30.6669 5.40184564123733
On past form, expect it to be earlier rather than later. It may decay as
early as February 2.
Alan
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