On January 25, we had one "official" decayer and one suspicious. The last one is 99047G (#26055) the Yamal AUX MOTOR. The last released ELSET 00024.8138... showed the object on the wrong time at the right place. I suppose that 99047G was possibly at midday (local time) already decayed but we have no confirmation from SpaceCom about the date and the time. The "official" decayer was 90043L (# 20759)SCOUT G-1 DEBRIS. It have a very small radar cross section, only 0.0633 m². But with the last published ELSET 00024.9906.... there is a comfortable pass for Sachayoc (Argentina) between 09:28:50 and 09:36:20 UTC with a maximum elevation of 40° (AZ: 271.3°) 90043L moved from N (AZ: 353°) to S (AZ: 189°W). On this pass the ELSET showed the ob- ject at altitudes around 250 km. A much higher drag term delivers a small time shift (a few minutes earlier) and no dramatic change for the elevation. 90043L : Chance or reality? We need a more precise time (what means midday"?) and and an information about the moving direction.... Harro Harro.Zimmer@t-online.de Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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