Decay watch: C 2349 Soyuz rocket
Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 23:35:30 +0000
Yesterday's launch of Cosmos 2349 has given us another decaying Soyuz
rocket.
The latest elsets for both objects are ...
Cosmos 2349 278 x 213 km
1 25167U 98009A 98049.30377373 .00149641 38789-5 12681-3 0 98
2 25167 70.3708 346.6093 0049286 4.8396 355.3241 16.10625354 149
C 2349 Soyuz r 249 x 189 km
1 25168U 98009B 98049.42490236 .01951472 00000-0 79829-3 0 64
2 25168 70.3978 346.2831 0045007 65.9887 294.6475 16.20299890 164
...though these are both more than 12 hours old.
I predict re-entry for the rocket at about February 21.0 +-0.4d.
Predicted elsets:
C 2349 Soyuz r 236 x 184 km
1 25168U 98009B 98050.04163881 .02768357 38162-2 91128-3 0 90063
2 25168 70.3968 344.4476 0039186 64.7928 295.6130 16.23455063 261
C 2349 Soyuz r 224 x 180 km
1 25168U 98009B 98050.53412349 .03510380 65755-2 92049-3 0 90066
2 25168 70.3957 342.9754 0033826 63.8337 296.5139 16.26513963 345
C 2349 Soyuz r 209 x 173 km
1 25168U 98009B 98051.02554654 .04946450 14530-1 92936-3 0 90068
2 25168 70.3943 341.4989 0027454 62.8720 297.4077 16.30578719 424
Alan
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