Happy New Year :)
I postponed my final Decay Watch update for #26999, the Jason 1 Delta 2
rocket, until OIG (eventually) posted SpaceCom's final decay notice.
Here is a summary from my Decay Watch page. Thanks to Daniel Deak for
the object description for this and the other decayers that appear on my
page.
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Object: #26999 = 01- 55 C = Jason 1 Delta 2 rocket
Delta 2 rocket second stage used to orbit the Jason 1 and
TIMED science satellites on December 7, 2001.
The tanks from this stage usually survive reentry.
(Diameter : 1.7 m Length : 5.9 m Mass : 810 kg)
Notice prepared: 2002 Jan 2 09:20 UTC
Final decay analyses:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Jan 1 18:44 Jan 1 18:10 +-25m 33.7 S 145.5 E
SatEvo Jan 2 09:20 Jan 1 17:54 +-20m 13.4 N 136.1 E
Final elset:
Jason 1 Delta 2 r 156 x 114 km
1 26999U 01055C 02001.71811777 .34447030 63891-6 21991-3 0 914
2 26999 76.6210 329.0676 0032484 91.2716 269.9226 16.51546971 3946
Note: I suspect that this decayed on the orbit given by the final
posted elset. I place the decay southbound to the east of the
Philippines on a track that had taken it over southern Japan
at 17:49. SpaceCom puts the decay further south, over New South
Wales, Australia.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707: 55.8968N 3.1989W +208m (WGS84 datum)
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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