Re: Decay of #24503 = 96- 58 F (SL-12 r aux motor)

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The final (so far) OIG elset for this is:
SL-12 r (aux motor)                              799 x 93 km
1 24503U 96058F   97120.07187323  .99999999  50035-5  13053-2 0  2731
2 24503  46.8885 158.0864 0517088 122.2662 247.4451 15.40011379  7305
This is 341 seconds early with respect to the corresponding prediction
in my previous posting, but no more than might be expected given the
large change in period (from 103 to 93 minutes) over the intervening ten
orbits.

Decay probably occurred earlier than I anticipated - possibly near a
perigee at April 30.22 (05:20 UTC) or more likely around the following
perigee at about April 30.28 (06:43 UTC).

Alan
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