Decay watch: 2002 January 20

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Jan 20 2002 - 11:51:52 EST

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    I have updated my Decay Watch page following yesterday's decay of 
    #11056, the Cosmos 1043 rocket. Here is a summary:
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    Object: #11056 = 78- 94 B = Cosmos 1043 rocket
    
    Notice prepared: 2002 Jan 20 16:30 UTC
    
    Final decay analyses:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Jan 19 22:24     Jan 19 22:09 +-7m        69.0 S   124.0 W
    SatEvo     Jan 19 21:15     Jan 19 21:50 +-90m       29.8 S    89.6 E
    
    Final elset:
    Cosmos 1043 r    3.8  2.6  0.0  5.1 v  8.7       151 x 144 km
    1 11056U 78094B   02019.70309473  .11893238 -10315-5  24636-3 0  8169
    2 11056  81.1475 351.4339 0005073 277.6600 143.8832 16.46856890279923
    
    Note: No further elsets appeared, so my last pre-decay estimate
    is unchanged. I put the decay southbound over the Indian Ocean
    following a pass over eastern India at about 21:38. My SatEvo-predicted
    elset for that orbit is:
    Cosmos 1043 r    3.8  2.6  0.0  5.1 v  8.7       122 x 119 km
    1 11056U 78094B   02019.87459202  .92052684  17909+2  39754-3 0 98161
    2 11056  81.1440 351.1899 0002292 276.9614  83.0125 16.57247572279956
    SpaceCom's decay point is 19 minutes further on in the rev.
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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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