According to my mathematical model and its numerical integration, for a spherical satellite of diameter 0.04267 m and mass 0.04593 kg (golf ball), put into orbit in late July, it takes 45 days to decay from a circular orbit of 350 km height and 51.6° inclination to 120 km height, and further 29 minutes to decay from 120 km to ground, assuming it would survive reentry heating. Moritz Heger ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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