Re: WIRE satellite to be toast in a few days

k4hsm@knology.net

Here's the track (using Heavens-Above):
http://twitpic.com/4vpx39

Greg Williams
gregwilliams@knology.net
k4hsm@knology.net

On May 9, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Daniel Deak wrote:

>
> Hi Robert,
>
> But here in Canada, Ontario more precisely and eastern US we have a
> predicted pass at 03:15 EDT (07:15 UTC) minutes after predicted  
> decay... But
> the satellite won't be sunlit.
>
> Daniel Deak
> Webmestre, site Obsat
>
> COSPAR site 1748 : 45.8813°N, 72.5317°W, 90 m., UTC-5:00
>
> Site en francais sur les satellites:
> French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : seesat-l-bounces+dan.deak=sympatico.ca@satobs.org
> [mailto:seesat-l-bounces+dan.deak=sympatico.ca@satobs.org] De la  
> part de
> Robert Holdsworth
> Envoyé : 9 mai 2011 14:50
> À : Seesat List
> Objet : Re: WIRE satellite to be toast in a few days
>
> The toast is nearly ready, will be cooked within less than 24 hours.
>
> We have a daylight pass which is likely to be too early (and  
> probably cloudy
> anyway) and an early morning non-illuminated pass which is not long  
> after
> Calsky's predicted decay time, however it doesn't seem it will last  
> long
> enough for us to have much chance of seeing it, cloud could once  
> again be a
> factor even if decay did occur near here.
>
> So seems fairly unlikely we will catch any of the crumbs!
>
> Robert Holdsworth
> Wainuiomata
> New Zealand
> 174.948E
> 41.261S
>
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