Decay Update
Harro.Zimmer (Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de)
Tue, 9 Feb 1999 18:54:09 +0100
Report Time 17:15 UTC
1993-017D (22584) PAM-D (474.6 /130.2 km):
SpaceCom released an update - prepared Feb 9, 13:55 UTC :
Feb 10, 13:50 UTC +/- 15 hours (2.1°N, 311.5°E)
Based on the ELSETs 99040.236 - 99040.551 MPM shows
Feb 10, 14:58 UTC +/- 90 minutes (33.4 N, 189.0°E)
This is a northbound pass around perigee. It is possible that the PAM-D
comes down one rev later.
1985-099A (16187) MOLNIYA 1- 65:
There was a very strange behavior in the last couple of ELSETs: A decrease
of ndot of more then an order of magnitude. The first "normal" ELSET has the
epoch 99040.5999...
SpaceCom released today a new prediction - prepared Feb 9, 06:42 UTC:
Feb 13, 03:31 UTC +/- 02 days (60.8°S, 217.4°E)
MPM shows with the above mentioned ELSET a decay at
Feb 13, 13:05 UTC +/- 16 hours
1989-004E (19771) SL-12 AUX MOTOR (474.6 /130.2 km):
Thanks to Mike DiMuzio and especially to Vladimir Agapov for his precise
informations in respect to the AUX MOTOR.
With the ELSETs 99039.545... - 99040.203... MPM shows
Feb 15, 03:01 UTC + /- 15 hours
Harro
Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de
Berlin, Germany