Decay watch: 2001 Apr 5

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Thu Apr 05 2001 - 13:37:34 PDT

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    From my newly updated Decay Watch page:
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    Object: #23133 = 94- 35 B = UHF F/O 3 Centaur rocket
    
    Decay predictions/analyses:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Apr  5 06:36     Apr  5 09:05 +-2h        12.5 N   121.6 W
    SatEvo     Apr  5 20:00     Apr  5 09:07 +-1h         0.0      97.5 W
    
    Final elset:
    UHF F/O 3 r      8.0  3.0  0.0  3.5 v   23       314 x 122 km
    1 23133U 94035B   01095.22741364  .46851180 -10418-4  95429-3 0  2668
    2 23133  26.8298  54.1639 0145384 111.1336 250.5385 16.20493165158962
    
    Note: The final elset has it 2.8 min early against yesterday's 
    prediction. SatEvo has done better than with this decayer. In the 
    end, I estimate that this came down near a southbound equator crossing
    near the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific, just a little 
    further along than SpaceCom's estimate which had been pretty 
    consistent over the final three days. My SatEvo-predicted elsets
    for the final two revs are:
    UHF F/O 3 r      8.0  3.0  0.0  3.5 v   23       275 x 122 km
    1 23133U 94035B   01095.28878162  .71086911  15400+1  12285-2 0 92669
    2 23133  26.8286  53.6761 0116707 111.9486 249.2956 16.27812133158977
    UHF F/O 3 r      8.0  3.0  0.0  3.5 v   23       218 x 119 km
    1 23133U 94035B   01095.34980683 1.28983595  80135+1  14830-2 0 92660
    2 23133  26.8268  53.1847 0075487 112.7695 248.0298 16.39090099158986
    The final post-decay report from SpaceCom has not yet appeared.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55d53m48.7s N   3d11m51.2s W      156m asl
    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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