Re: Four identical high pressure cylinders found in central Argentina

From: robmcnaught--- via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 07:16:29 +0000
Forget that. Re-entry was at long 56.8 EAST and descending, so inconsistent in almost every aspect :-(

> 
> On Wed May 14 2025 robmcnaught--- via Seesat-l
> <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org> wrote:
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> 
> Looking for candidates based solely in the orbital inclination, and being
> close to re-entry, this candidate came up
> 
> CZ-2C  R/B, NORAD 43031,
> 2017-075D
> 
> Inclination is 35.21deg
> 
> Space track gives reentry at 2025 Apr
> 10, 22:12:00UT +/- 1min at
> 
> Lat -31.4, Long 56.8W
> 
> which is very close to
> where the pressure cylinders were found. I have no idea if what was found
> is consistent with a CZ-2C R/B.
> 
> Cheers, Rob
> 
> > 
> > On Wed May 14 2025
> robmcnaught--- via Seesat-l
> > <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org> wrote:
> > 
> >
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > The direction of
> motion of a satellite relative to a geographic
> > parallel is dependent on
> the latitude of the location. For example, for an
> > orbital inclination of
> 12.0deg, a satellite cannot pass overhead at a
> > geocentric latitude
> greater than 12.0deg N or 12.0degS and would be moving
> > due east
> (Az=90deg) at the north and south apex. It would only have an
> > angle of +
> or - 12.0 deg when crossing the equator.
> > 
> > The
> > geographical/geodetic
> latitude of Armstrong/Bustinza is ~32.76S which
> > represents a geocentric
> latitude of 32.59S. For an azimuth of 78.56deg at
> > this geocentric
> latitude, the implied orbital inclination is 34.3deg. Hope
> > this helps in
> narrowing down the candidates.
> > 
> > Cheers, Rob
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Wed May
> >
> 14 2025 ruben lianza via Seesat-l
> > > <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org>
> wrote:
> > > 
> > > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > > 
> > > Dear Ted,
> Marco and Sat
> > Obs members:
> > > I have been working all last weekend
> > >
> in the recovery and
> > investigation of
> > > provenance of three high
> pressure
> > > cylinders that have
> > fallen near the
> > > cities of Armstrong
> and Bustinza,
> > > Province of Santa
> > Fe, Argentina.
> > > 
> > > Their crash
> sites are remarkably aligned
> > > in a
> > straight line, within a  12
> > >
> miles long x 90 yards wide corridor,
> > >
> > heading 78.56 °.  The angle of
> the
> > > corridor respect to the nearest
> > >
> > parallel is about 12° which
> I assume is
> > > coincident with its orbital
> > >
> > inclination.
> > > 
> > >
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