Decay watch: 2002 June 21

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Jun 21 2002 - 18:21:00 EDT


SpaceCom has celebrated the solstice by issuing the first decay notice 
for a previously classified Agena rocket. The following is taken from my 
updated Decay Watch page.
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Object: #10994 = 78- 75 B = OPS 7310 Titan 34B Agena D rocket

Decay predictions:
Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                UTC                UTC                  deg      deg

SpaceCom   Jun 21 19:06     Jun 25 13:47 +-2d        43.9 S    33.6 E

SatEvo     Jun 21 22:00     Jun 25 19:05 +-1.3d

Latest elset:
OPS 7310 Titan 34B Agena D rocket                586 x 180 km
1 10994U 78075B   02172.86683926  .04844119  72606-5  41073-2 0    96
2 10994  62.6996 197.0763 0300494 124.2258 238.7719 15.61689076466013

SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.

Note: Elsets for this previously classified object have only just
started to appear. At present, it is in daylight all around its
orbit.
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Alan
-- 
Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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