FSW-1 and TSS decay predictions

Mike McCants (mike@comshare.com)
Thu, 7 Mar 1996 23:26:40 -0600

FSW-1
1 22870U 93063H   96067.51485799  .02045721  11078-4  12481-3 0  5049
2 22870  56.4148  37.2982 0166279  71.7051 290.3169 16.09100161117354

Small reduction in drag factor for 93 63H:

1 22870U 93063H   96069.00249000  .02620000  00000-0  22000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  30.1430 0131000  74.9710 285.1420 16.16120000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96070.05192000  .02650000  00000-0  31000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  25.0690 0109000  77.3870 282.7240 16.22320000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96071.03535000  .05300000  00000-0  49000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  20.2930 0081000  79.6620 280.4490 16.30320000    00

1 22870U 93063H   96071.58596000  .07880000  00000-0  80000-3 0    00
2 22870  56.1530  17.6070 0058000  80.9410 279.1690 16.37270000    00

Re-entry is now predicted for March 12 about 2 hours UT.

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TSS/tether
1 23805U 96012B   96067.50281713  .00500000  92378-9  81829-4 0    00
2 23805  28.4592 187.0632 0054311 301.5220  28.3145 15.76095515  2159

Drag has been reduced again for 96 12B.  The re-entry prediction
is now March 20.

1 23805U 96012B   96069.02676000  .00600000  00000-0  41000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 175.9110 0049000 319.4530  40.6320 15.77800000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96070.03827000  .00660000  00000-0  45000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 168.5060 0047000 331.5120  28.5470 15.79080000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96071.04891000  .00720000  00000-0  51000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 161.1010 0046000 343.5720  16.4630 15.80480000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96072.05862000  .00810000  00000-0  57000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 153.6950 0044000 355.6310   4.3780 15.82020000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96073.00426000  .00900000  00000-0  66000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 146.8890 0041000   7.6920 353.0480 15.83640000    00

1 23805U 96012B   96074.01180000  .01030000  00000-0  80000-2 0    00
2 23805  28.4668 139.3470 0038000  18.9980 341.7190 15.85590000    00

Mike McCants
mike@comshare.com