Molniya 3-37 is nearing decay for the second time ;-)
The following is taken from my Decay Watch page.
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Object: #20444 = 90- 6 A = Molniya 3-37
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SCC Jun 18 17:47 Jun 19 00:05 +-4h 26.2 S 50.7 E
SatEvo Jun 22 19:10 Jun 24 02:44 +-13h 51.5 S 109.8 E
Latest elset:
Molniya 3-37 823 x 91 km
1 20444U 90006A 03173.47554398 .19828372 74880-5 20274-3 0 9516
2 20444 61.5846 110.8500 0534961 268.4432 86.4133 15.36338479 99415
SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
(ends)
Molniya 3-37 311 x 86 km
1 20444U 90006A 03175.00209787 .70426433 84154+0 29951-3 0 99514
2 20444 61.5534 104.8288 0170650 269.2854 88.7592 16.27801250 99656
Molniya 3-37 259 x 85 km
1 20444U 90006A 03175.06342143 .93960395 18442+1 32905-3 0 99510
2 20444 61.5505 104.5656 0132486 269.3227 89.1594 16.37685714 99664
Molniya 3-37 181 x 83 km
1 20444U 90006A 03175.12433643 1.79388123 98883+1 40496-3 0 99512
2 20444 61.5467 104.2996 0075244 269.3603 89.7777 16.52814812 99671
Note: I predict that this will decay near perigee on the penultimate
SatEvo-predicted rev above. This puts it over the SE Indian Ocean on
a track that carries it across Australia from the Great Australian
Bight at 02:50 UTC, over South Australia and Queensland to Cape York
at 02:56.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707: 55.8968N 3.1989W +208m (WGS84 datum)
Edinburgh / SatEvo Home Page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
Scotland / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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