A preliminary explanation: It was possibly a real decayer! The Russian launched yesterday (Oct 13, 14:12:45 UTC) a Proton with three Glonass navigation satellites. In Orbit was a platform 00-0063E (#26567) and the RB 1 (#26568). The first and so far only ELSET for the platform has an epoch of 19:56 UTC and a mean motion of 16.4921.... The remaining lifetime was short. I have some problems to calculate the exact decay time because an unsual high (and wrong) eccentrity. Around 00:30 - 00:33 UTC (October 14) crossed the platform the Oklahoma / Kansas region. The message from Bob and Joan Wilhelm based at Hays (Kansas) with the description of the seeing is in good agreement with my calculations. The object raised about 00:30 UTC from AZ 213.5°. Maximum elevation 62.9° on 00:33 UTC (AZ 320.9°). Set: 00:36 UTC (AZ:28.8°). I have only a time problem: The Wilhelms gives "shortly after 7:00 p.m. Has anybody a more precise time ? A yet there no confirmation from SPACECOM and no new ELSET.... Harro Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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