Decay of Cosmos 2293

Bjoern Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Mon, 13 May 1996 19:19:13 +0200 (MET DST)

Alan Pickup's SatEvo:
Cosmos 2293
1 23336U 94072A   96134.00031136  .03165036  54552-2  62730-3 0  1961
2 23336  64.9831 354.9994 0036789 249.9558 109.6478 16.28898549 86805

My own predictions from Friday's OIG elsets give decay May 13.98 UT.

If this is correct, the final orbit will exit Earth's shadow at 46S, 98E,
after which it will move NW of Australia, and over Japan, after sunrise.
The orbits before should be visible from New Zeeland 18:55 UT,
Sydney 20:25 UT, Adelaide 21:55 UT, and Perth 23:24 UT.
If Cosmos 2293 survives one or two orbits more it may be seen on shadow entry
at 18N, 73W / 94W. from Mexico 1:38 and Florida 0:08 UT.

These times are inaccurate by several minutes. 
New elsets, and decay prediction, may be available after 1900 UT Monday.

This information is also posted, with space views of the last orbits,
on my http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle/23336.htm  WWW page.

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