The newspaper story doesn't totally square with what my
somewhat hurried simulation shows. I.e., perigee seems to
have occured between 0829 and 0830 UTC, not 0849.
Also, though not inconsistently, the spacecraft was in line of sight of
the tracking and command station of Diego Garcia right up to the
time of burn, though at very low elevation angles.
I'd appreciate it if someone were to check this.
(The Y at the end of the lines indicates line-of-sight visibility from
DG)
Tracking Station: DIEGO GARCIA ISLAND, Satellite: Contour
Date Time (UTC) Azim Elev Range Lat Long Alt V
HR:MN:Sec Deg Deg Km Deg Deg Km
-- Rev # 5 --
Fri 15Aug02 08:26:00.0 193.53 11.75 1157.47 -16.8218 70.0199 332 Y
Fri 15Aug02 08:27:00.0 161.61 13.70 878.34 -14.3589 74.8128 263 Y
Fri 15Aug02 08:28:00.0 122.59 9.07 968.47 -11.7476 79.5762 222 Y
Fri 15Aug02 08:29:00.0 99.08 2.94 1358.70 -9.0284 84.2834 210 Y
Fri 15Aug02 08:30:00.0 87.26 -1.25 1869.24 -6.2462 88.9114 228
Fri 15Aug02 08:31:00.0 80.64 -4.22 2423.05 -3.4472 93.4406 276
Fri 15Aug02 08:32:00.0 76.48 -6.55 2993.07 -.6759 97.8553 351
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