Again, I am no expert, but the US have a number of (military) satellites with infrared detectors, from which sometimes reports of observed meteors, mini-comets, and satellite decays are reported. > > I am no expert, but if the satellite is (or becomes during break-up) > > asymmetric, and/or tumbles, there may be an atmospheric drag or lifting > > force not in the line of travel. > > That would indicate that SPACECOM uses a tool for predicting destructive > re-entries. But, in order to do that a geometry and material model of the S/C > has to be included, and I don't know whether this is a common procedure at > SPACECOM. > > What I mean is a reduction of drag that perhaps shifted the orbit path, although > the last TLE says something different. I'm just wondering because normally the > assumed (2sigma) cross track uncertainty is +/- 80 km ... > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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