NOSS 2-3 R/B decay watch

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Hi All,

Hopefully NOSS 2-3 R/B (96-029G, #23863) can hold on until
1 am PST early Friday morning.  If so, the decay could be
visible from California.  From southern California the pass
occurs around 12:58am Friday morning through Gemini and
Auriga, low in the northwest (~10-20 deg elevation).  From
Santa Barbara the elevation is about 10 degrees higher.

that is!).  It will go through either Virgo or Libra depending
on the satellite altitude -- not far from Mars in the
southeast, heading north-northeast.

SATEVO elements to try:

NOSS 2-3 r       9.8  3.0  0.0  4.8 v            129 x 126 km
1 23863U 96029G   99071.24679624  .26555027  86611+0  15046-3 0 90592
2 23863  63.3871 162.4430 0002342 359.9013   0.0986 16.54701890 74873
NOSS 2-3 r       9.8  3.0  0.0  4.8 v            114 x 112 km
1 23863U 96029G   99071.30715178  .88684259  11433+2  25145-3 0 90595
2 23863  63.3859 162.1909 0001209 359.9023   0.0977 16.59998287 74883

Heads up for metal falling out of the sky!  --Rob

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