Re: Meteor 1-9 Rocket decaying? (number 5328)

From: Edward S Light (light@argoscomp.com)
Date: Tue Nov 13 2001 - 14:59:34 EST

  • Next message: Harro Zimmer: "Decay Forecast #10363 Update"

    Kevin Martin recently asked ...
    
    > Subject: Meteor 1-9 Rocket decaying? (number 5328)
    >
    > Hi i was on starry night pro having just updated the Elsets for the
    > satellites and i was watching the western horizon on the game and a very
    > fast satellite was moving from SW-NNW. I looked at the Name of the object,
    > and it was Meteor 1-9 Rocket. I then noticed on the game the orbit was 125 X
    > 130. Is this Satellite ready to decay? if so when?
    >
    > Kevin Martin(NRB)
    >
    
    According to OIG, it decayed a month ago ...
    
    IntID/Name   CatNo Source period   Incl Apogee Perigee      RCS
    ------------ ----- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------
    
    1971-059B    05328 CIS      87.2   81.1    141     127  12.1536
    SL-3 R/B                  Launched (1971/07/16) Decayed [2001/10/13]
    
    
    Clear and dark skies!
       Ed Light
    
    Lakewood, NJ, USA
    
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe'
    in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org
    http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
    



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Nov 13 2001 - 15:08:51 EST