Re: Re-entry over Texas

From: Tristan Cools (tristan.cools@skynet.be)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2001 - 07:33:29 EST

  • Next message: Jean Etienne: "Re: Re-entry over Texas"

    At 20:17 2/12/01 +1030, you wrote:
    >
    >Decay: 2001/12/02 04:16:00   27.0  254.0    0.0000
    >26990 2001-053D    CIS    SL-12 R/B                 2001/12/02 04:46:00
    >
    
    Is the time indicated really UTC ?
    
    The decaying satellite has been observed glowing and in several pieces
    (over Belgium) at around 22h30m UTC December 1 !
    
    So the pieces were making several orbits before final decay which I find
    very strange.
    
    Greetings,
    
    
    Tristan Cools tristan.cools@skynet.be
    Belgian Working Group Satellites(BWGS) webmaster
    
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    Brugge:      3.2166E/51.2104N - OBS place 3(home)
    
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