28425 04-039B which is the Long March rocket from FSW-3 launch is predicted to decay today our time (early Sunday UTC.) At this stage it appears the possibility of decay in this region cannot be eliminated, and that if it does it is most likely to be in daylight or, if it survives longer than expected, we may get an eclipsed pass here. However weather conditions here are likely to be bad with a depression and frontal system expected. It would appear particularly advisable for observers in Australia and New Zealand to monitor TLEs - owing to other commitments I will be unable to monitor near-decay predictions here unless decay is later than expected. Could someone please clarify the rather confusing situation with the recent FSW-3 satellite(s) and rocket(s), and whether any of this is due to catalog number changes? (NB it appears that the correct reference for FSW-3 concerning flashing should be 28402 not 28042..) Robert Holdsworth Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 174.948E 103 m UTC plus 13 (New Zealand Daylight Time.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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