FSW-1 and TSS decay predictions

Mike McCants (mike@comshare.com)
Wed, 6 Mar 1996 22:06:59 -0600

FSW-1
1 22870U 93063H   96066.51967069  .01879984  10989-4  13032-3 0  5007
2 22870  56.4153  42.0816 0180653  69.2851 292.8012 16.05135222117190

Small reduction in drag factor for 93 63H:

1 22870U 93063H   96068.01128000  .02280000  00000-0  18000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.4153  34.9190 0148000  72.6960 287.4170 16.11440000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96069.00223000  .02680000  00000-0  22000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  30.1430 0130000  74.9710 285.1420 16.16350000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96070.05145000  .03450000  00000-0  31000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  25.0690 0107000  77.3870 282.7240 16.22730000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96071.03454000  .05300000  00000-0  49000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  20.2930 0078000  79.6620 280.4490 16.31100000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96071.58477000  .08980000  00000-0  80000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  17.6070 0053000  80.9410 279.1690 16.38740000    00

Re-entry is now predicted for March 12 about 0 hours UT.

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TSS/tether
1 23805U 96012B   96066.55805076  .00478812  00000-0  26274-2 0   454
2 23805  28.4668 193.9616 0055423 290.0567  69.4084 15.75210588  2002

Drag has been reduced again for 96 12B.  The re-entry prediction
is now March 19.

1 23805U 96012B   96068.01435000  .00610000  00000-0  37000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 183.3160 0048000 307.3940  52.7170 15.76850000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96069.03860300  .00670000  00000-0  41000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 175.9110 0047000 319.4530  40.6320 15.78150000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96070.03769000  .00740000  00000-0  45000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 168.5060 0046000 331.5120  28.5470 15.79570000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96071.04796000  .00820000  00000-0  51000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 161.1010 0044000 343.5720  16.4630 15.81150000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96072.05716000  .00930000  00000-0  57000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 153.6950 0042000 355.6310   4.3780 15.82930000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96073.00218000  .01060000  00000-0  66000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 146.8890 0039000   7.6920 353.0480 15.84810000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96074.00886000  .01250000  00000-0  80000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 139.3470 0035000  18.9980 341.7190 15.87140000    00

Mike McCants
mike@comshare.com