Decay watch: 2003 January 18

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sat Jan 18 2003 - 12:35:01 EST

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    More updates from my Decay Watch page.
    
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    Object: #19190 = 88- 44 B = Molniya 3-32 r2
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Jan 17 21:52     Jan 19 21:24 +-1d        19.5 S    28.7 W
    SatEvo     Jan 18 17:15     Jan 20 08:44 +-18h
    
    Latest elset:
    Molniya 3-32 r2                                  2038 x 84 km
    1 19190U 88044B   03018.37883536  .36397942  18519-4  42211-3 0  4505
    2 19190  62.1809  66.0247 1313584 267.0547  78.3752 13.53160745106902
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    Object: #26746 = 01- 15 B = GSAT-1 GSLV rocket
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Jan 18 08:37     Jan 18 10:53 +-10h       13.1 S    77.7 E
    SatEvo     Jan 18 17:05     Jan 18 10:13 +-5h        19.1 N    47.3 W
    
    Latest elsets:
    GSAT-1 GSLV r                                    1130 x 105 km
    1 26746U 01015B   03017.74759259  .57557540 -14255-4  11764-2 0    05
    2 26746  18.9901 140.6164 0733061  58.5613 202.9477 14.83814429 24196
    
    Note: I have this decaying near perigee soon after the end of the
    following predicted orbit.
    GSAT-1 GSLV r                                    371 x 93 km
    1 26746U 01015B   03018.35027150 2.81485443  11945+2  16983-2 0 90008
    2 26746  18.9733 136.1292 0210400  66.7963 295.4060 16.15564632 24287
    This puts near northern apex, eastbound over the Atlantic between
    Puerto Rica and the Cape Verde Islands. SCC's final notice has yet
    to appear.
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    Object: #26929 = 01- 43 A = Starshine 3
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Jan 18 09:33     Jan 21 07:08 +-2d         4.9 N     9.1 E
    SatEvo     Jan 18 17:25     Jan 21 05:35 +-19h
    
    Latest elset:
    Starshine 3      0.5  0.0  0.0  9.5 d 0.73       218 x 209 km
    1 26929U 01043A   03018.32349016  .02145926  60421-5  92179-3 0  6946
    2 26929  67.0182  67.9458 0006692 326.4678  33.6221 16.22372457 73873
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    Alan
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