TSS decay - the final orbits

Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 21:21:28 +0000

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OIG has just tendered the following latest element for the TSS:

TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96078.46087118  .03128032  13387-1  56511-2 0   859           
2 23805  28.4740 105.7892 0024831  83.4788 276.8633 16.02948110  3890 

which is 6 seconds early with respect to the predictions I posted two
days ago.          

Using the above element, my SatEvo software now predicts decay at about
March 20.3 and provides the following predicted elements. I have
corrected an error in the 2nd time derivative of the mean motion
(earlier values were x10 too low) and, with the generous assistance of
Mike McCants, I have now added a BSTAR value.

TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96079.02044318  .04253727  93394-2  49588-2 0 90850
2 23805  28.4733 101.5276 0020727  90.4200 269.8175 16.07008377  3989
TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96079.51644345  .06462034  23415-1  54124-2 0 90853
2 23805  28.4723  97.7252 0016246  96.6134 263.5715 16.12157976  4060
TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96080.01035102  .14897990  99999-1  63060-2 0 90856
2 23805  28.4707  93.9015 0009946 102.8417 257.2693 16.21517825  4147

Catch it if/while you can!

Alan
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