31595 SL-4 R/B, the rocket body from the Cosmos 2427 launch, which I reported seeing together with the satellite not long after launch, is due to decay shortly. At this stage we have a predicted daylight pass almost directly overhead from 0224 to 0231 UTC. This is of particular interest when looking at the SpaceTrack prediction- up against the rules as usual but the map in Obsat is useful. However Space-track prediction is now a little old.and Calsky is predicting a later pass time- it does seem unlikely that decay will be over here.(There is some prospect of respite from the cloudy skies we are generally experiencing.) Still worth checking on for those in this vicinity. Would be of particular interest to me personally if anything happens here as it would mean seeing it almost from beginning to end! Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand `174.948E 41.261S UTC plus 12 (and in Winter!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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