Re: Decay watch: Molniya 3-16

Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 10 Feb 1998 20:29:17 +0000

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The final elset for this object is...

Molniya 3-16                                     339 x 71 km
1 12512U 81054A   98040.99886574 -.00002828  89413-5  00000-0 0  1472
2 12512  62.1441  76.9446 0203084 269.6688 219.7322 16.25342415124533

... but don't believe the drag term.

This shows that it survived the perigee at 23:04 UTC, when I'd predicted
it decay, and had just overflown Inverness, Scotland, at 23:44 UTC. I am
certain that it decayed on this orbit, probably near the following
perigee at 00:33 UTC on February 10 near 62 deg S, 160 deg W.

Alan
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