#9854 = 77- 15 B = Cosmos 895 r SpaceCom has issued the first decay warning for this SL-3 rocket, predicting the decay for Feb 14 17:12 UTC +-2d. My calculations give Feb 14 11:13 +-16h. This is not well placed for most of us. It enters eclipse while northbound near 52 deg S at ~03h local time. Eclipse exit occurs while northbound near 74 deg N at ~-6h local time. #25769 = 99- 30 B = Starshine Although there is considerable interest in this decay, SpaceCom has yet to post its first decay warning for Starshine. My current estimate is for decay at Feb 19 08:07 +-2d. At present, Starshine enters eclipse while northbound near 28 deg N latitude at about 18;30 local time. It leaves eclipse while southbound over the equator at 06h local time. I have created a "Starshine Decay Page" at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/starshine/ which is now being updated daily with a (less technical) prediction for the decay; this page being linked from the official Starshine Project page. More info on both decayers is on my Decay Watch page at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/ Alan -- Alan Pickup | COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl Edinburgh | Tel: +44 (0)131 477 9144 Fax: +44 (0)870 0520750 Scotland | SatEvo page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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