Decay watch: 2000 Oct 26

From: Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 26 2000 - 11:49:23 PDT

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    I have updated my Decay Watch page with the final notice for the
    following decayer:
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    Object: #25031 = 97- 67 B = GPS II Delta 2 r
    
    Final decay analyses:
    Source   Prediction made    Predicted decay at      Latitude Longitude
                   UTC                UTC                  deg      deg
    SpaceCom   Oct 25 21:19     Oct 25 20:12 +-10m        2.9 S    44.6 W
    SatEvo     Oct 26 18:25     Oct 25 20:10 +-15m        7.8 S    38.3 W
    
    Final elset:
    GPS II r         5.9  2.4  0.0  5.0 v   14       127 x 125 km
    1 25031U 97067B   00299.80788731  .85856833  00000-0  43679-3 0  7875
    2 25031  35.1689 107.9374 0001595  71.0949 289.0523 16.54979263166628
    
    Note: The final elset shows this only 1.0 sec early against my final
    prediction, based on the orbit two revs earlier. I place the decay on a
    southbound pass over the E tip of Brazil, near Recife, following the
    southbound equator crossing on that orbit.
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    Alan
    -- 
    Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707:  55d53m48.7s N   3d11m51.2s W      156m asl
    Edinburgh  / SatEvo & elsets:    http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
    Scotland  / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
    
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