Re: Decay watch: #25486 = Molniya rocket
Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 23:44:50 +0100
A couple more elsets have appeared, the latest ...
Moln 1T? Moln r1 175 x 147 km
1 25486U 98054B 98286.86035271 .12311808 86289-5 43031-3 0 780
2 25486 62.8070 254.0904 0021434 139.6458 220.6313 16.41946067 2399
... showing it 12 seconds late on the prediction I posted earlier this
UK evening.
My latest evolution implies decay somewhat later than I said earlier,
perhaps near the following northbound crossing at 02:48 UTC near 166 deg
W. My final prediction runs:
Moln 1T? Moln r1 167 x 143 km
1 25486U 98054B 98286.92118740 .19429471 29036+0 47530-3 0 90781
2 25486 62.8063 253.8362 0018503 139.6581 220.4793 16.44197278 2403
Moln 1T? Moln r1 157 x 138 km
1 25486U 98054B 98286.98195272 .26758518 61353+0 43295-3 0 90789
2 25486 62.8055 253.5813 0015013 139.6704 220.4409 16.46949693 2415
Moln 1T? Moln r1 143 x 130 km
1 25486U 98054B 98287.04259293 .46869745 23113+1 41523-3 0 90783
2 25486 62.8042 253.3258 0010423 139.6828 220.3945 16.51153851 2423
Alan
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