Report time 14:00 UTC 1989-094A (#20338) Molniya 3-36 SpaceCom's FINAL REPORT - prepared May 19, 20:32 UTC - shows the decay on 19 May, 20:14 UTC +/- 07 minutes (56.9°S, 115.5°E) on a northbound pass over the Indian Ocean. If Molniya have survived this time, the reentry path could have reached New South Wales (Australia). It was a difficult predictable object with some bad and incompatible ELSETs. I have discarded the last released data set and find with MPM + REENTRY the decay on 19 May, 20:12 UTC +/- 11 minutes (61.80°S, 94.90°E) on the same pass also over the Indian Ocean. A careful discussion of all 00140... ELSETs shows - in my opinion - a small possibility for a medium size rupture or breakup (solar panels and/or dish antennas ?) one rev earlier around the southern apex. Harro Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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