Decay watch: 2003 November 16

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sun Nov 16 2003 - 15:04:05 EST

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    Not too many decayers of late and even fewer of my Decay Watch notes
    on SeeSat. I have just updated my Decay Watch page with the latest
    notices for #27778, an aux motor from the Cosmos 2397 launch. Check the
    page for SCC and my own notices for several other recent decayers, plus
    my just-updated analyses of all recent decayed objects. A summary of the
    #27778 posting:
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    Object: #27778 = 03- 15 D = Cosmos 2397 aux motor
    
    Decay predictions:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SCC        Nov 15 20:43     Nov 19 01:33 +-2d        45.4 S   162.7 W
    SatEvo     Nov 16 19:40     Nov 21 11:09 +-1.7d
    
    Latest elset:
    Cosmos 2397 aux motor                            8241 x 102 km
    1 27778U 03015D   03320.75292042  .31065481  12578-4  24372-2 0  2098
    2 27778  47.2762 215.3564 3857602  66.9867 332.2071  8.01285101  5324
    
    SatEvo prediction: See Decay Watch page.
    
    Note: This small object enters eclipse while southbound at about 780 km
    near 41 deg N in the evening sky. Eclipse exit occurs at more than
    5000 km while southbound near 14 deg S around local midnight.
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    Alan
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    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55.8968N   3.1989W   +208m   (WGS84 datum)
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo Home Page:   http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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