Decay watch: 2002 September 11

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 16:35:23 EDT

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    A summary of the final notice for the decaying PAM-D from my Decay watch 
    page:
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    Object: #22448 = 93-  7 C = GPS 2-18 (Navstar 22) PAM-D rocket
    
    Final analyses:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Sep 11 01:15     Sep 10 23:32 +-1m        29.6 N    99.8 W
    SatEvo     Sep 11 20:20     Sep 11 00:22 +-4h        32.8 S   122.4 E
    
    Final elset:
    GPS 2-18 r2      3.0  1.5  0.0  6.5 d  3.2       180 x 134 km
    1 22448U 93007C   02253.96681179  .54836973  77269-6  99523-3 0  5087
    2 22448  34.5436 186.4734 0035125 262.3674  97.4808 16.43463867238171
    
    Note: I have the decay following southern apex on the orbit given
    by the final elset, which places it over southern Western Australia,
    to the E of Perth.
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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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