Decay watch: 2003 January 22

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 13:26:10 EST

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    Two more decaying aux motors. See my Decay Watch page for predicted 
    elsets.
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    Object: #18332 = 87- 73 E = Ekran 16 aux motor
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Jan 22 07:26     Jan 26 07:57 +-2d        13.1 N    11.1 W
    SatEvo     Jan 22 18:00     Jan 27 02:19 +-1.7d
    
    Latest elset:
    Ekran 16 aux motor                               1196 x 129 km
    1 18332U 87073E   03022.32805868  .08639746  80677-5  62757-3 0  2257
    2 18332  46.7151 240.4618 0758110 333.5027  23.0440 14.69608461187726
    
    Note: This enters eclipse while southbound near 21 deg S in the evening
    at an altitude of some 900 km. Eclipse exit occurs at ~370 km near
    northern apex at 47 deg N before dawn.
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    Object: #23174 = 94- 38 F = Cosmos 2282 aux motor
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Jan 22 16:50     Jan 24 08:18 +-1d        40.8 S    22.8 E
    SatEvo     Jan 22 18:15     Jan 24 19:14 +-18h
    
    Latest elset:
    C 2282 aux motor                                 1191 x 114 km
    1 23174U 94038F   03022.58611595  .19152548  72634-5  63823-3 0  9771
    2 23174  47.0075 331.4751 0765666 269.4767  83.7170 14.72788514 88529
    
    Note: This enters eclipse near apogee and northern apex in the
    evening sky, and leaves eclipse while southbound near 30 deg S
    before dawn at a height of ~260 km.
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    Alan
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