Decay watch: 2002 September 27

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Sep 27 2002 - 14:50:35 EDT

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    The Progress rocket has decayed - this is from my updated Decay Watch 
page:
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Object: #27532 = 02- 45 B = Progress M1-9 Soyuz rocket

Final analyses:
Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
SpaceCom   Sep 27 07:50     Sep 27 06:24 +-7m        40.0 S    19.0 E
SatEvo     Sep 27 18:40     Sep 27 06:21 +-20m       30.4 S     6.5 E

Final elset:
Progress M1-9 Soyuz r                            133 x 129 km
1 27532U 02045B   02270.22775839  .55184329  12808-4  37582-3 0   162
2 27532  51.6514 260.3634 0003499  23.2640 337.0249 16.53155530   247

Note: The final elset shows this running 21 sec early against
my prediction of yesterday. I have this decaying following the
southbound equator crossing on the above rev, over the SE Atlantic
to the W of South Africa.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
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Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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