Two of the current decayers are on their last day in orbit. #7969 = 75- 56 B = Cosmos 744 rocket Similar decay predictions this evening from both SpaceCom (Jan 22 18:00 +-14h) and myself (Jan 22 18:09 +-5h). The final predicted orbit... Cosmos 744 r 3.8 2.6 0.0 5.1 v 11.1 124 x 123 km 1 07969U 75056B 00022.70531444 .50711079 29381+1 25907-3 0 90715 2 07969 81.2017 253.5988 0000984 262.9756 97.0132 16.55997701354161 ...begins with a northbound equator crossing at 121.6d W and continues over the W USA and Canada from San Diego, CA, at 17:04 UTC towards Calgary, Alberta, at 17:08. The southbound leg tales it over Moscow at 17:25 and Baghdad, Iraq, at 17:31. SpaceCom puts decay over Antarctica while I show it over the S Pacific a few minutes later. #13964 = 83- 25 A = Molniya 1-57 Still no further word from SpaceCom about this decayer while I now predict its decay for Jan 23 05:27 +-16h. The apogee is falling by 250km during each orbit which makes the likely cross-track error high except near perigee. #26044 = 99- 73 C = Cosmos 2368 Molniya platform My decay prediction is Jan 22 05:52 +-2h near 60.2N/143.7E while SpaceCom puts it at Jan 22 05:37 +-8h. My prediction places decay after northern apex over the far E of Russia as it turns S to across the Pacific. This final orbit takes it northwards over Saudi Arabia which is where SpaceCom put the decay. It continues over Tehran, Iran, at 05:37. My predicted elset for this rev: C 2368 Moln pl 3.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 d 9 123 x 106 km 1 26044U 99073C 00022.22723862 1.49442442 22917+2 44193-3 0 90945 2 26044 62.8146 235.6839 0013329 111.4719 248.6703 16.59386370 4049 Details plus elsets at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/ Alan -- Alan Pickup | COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl Edinburgh | Tel: +44 (0)131 477 9144 Fax: +44 (0)870 0520750 Scotland | SatEvo page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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