Decay watch; 2002 October 14

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Oct 14 2002 - 18:03:07 EDT

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    The first decay notice has appeared for the decaying Meteor 107 rocket.
     From my Decay Watch page:
    
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    Object: #4850 = 71-  3 B = Meteor 1-7 rocket
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    
    SpaceCom   Oct 14 19:17     Oct 18 03:31 +-2d         9.9 S    11.6 W
    SatEvo     Oct 14 21:50     Oct 18 07:09 +-1d
    
    Latest elset:
    Meteor 1-7 r     3.8  2.6  0.0  5.1 v   12       218 x 217 km
    1 04850U 71003B   02287.67665566  .02113670 -94255-6  10593-2 0  1033
    2 04850  81.1163 249.9343 0000618  83.7511 276.4041 16.20801479732625
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
    
    Note: This enters eclipse while near northern apex over the Arctic and
    leaves eclipse southbound near 44 deg S at ~03:45 local time.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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