Decay watch: 2001 December 6

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 14:49:51 EST

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    I have just made my second update of the day to my Decay Watch page to 
    add the following notice:
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    Object: #26935 = 01- 44 B = USA 161 Titan 4 r
    
    Notice prepared: 2001 Dec 6 19:35 UTC
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                    UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    
    SpaceCom   Dec  5 20:52     Dec  9 15:17 +-2d        76.0 S    59.7 W
    SpaceCom   Dec  6 18:05     Dec  9 15:37 +-2d        25.1 S   152.0 E
    
    SatEvo     Dec  6 19:35     Dec 11 04:03 +-2d
    
    Latest elset:
    USA 161 Titan 4 r                                353 x 147 km
    1 26935U 01044B   01340.63216898  .02208853  00000-0  22683-3 0    88
    2 26935  97.8368  96.5397 0155077 240.3786 118.1806 16.08958788  9501
    
    SatEvo prediction:
    USA 161 Titan 4 r                                344 x 146 km
    1 26935U 01044B   01341.00512332  .02423217  11630-2  22733-3 0 90083
    2 26935  97.8362  96.9832 0149249 238.9036 119.6234 16.10738721  9561
    USA 161 Titan 4 r                                331 x 145 km
    1 26935U 01044B   01341.50176836  .02615039  14248-2  21640-3 0 90082
    2 26935  97.8353  97.5754 0141027 236.9333 121.7045 16.13237678  9646
    USA 161 Titan 4 r                                316 x 143 km
    1 26935U 01044B   01342.05953680  .02888008  18644-2  20437-3 0 90088
    2 26935  97.8341  98.2431 0131033 234.7118 124.0556 16.16300306  9731
    
    Note: SpaceCom began to release elsets for this previously-classified
    object less than 24 hours ago, so my prediction is based on limited
    data so far. Apparently not well placed for most of us, it enters
    eclipse while northbound near 47 deg S latitude at about 02h local
    time and leaves eclipse southbound at about 78 deg N.
    _____________________________________________________________________
    
    
    Alan
    -- 
    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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