ROSAT Reentry

@ROSAT_Reentry

Tracking the orbital decay of ROSAT. Providing & collating information on getting a visual of its atmospheric re-entry.

In Andaman Sea or thereabouts
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Joined September 2011
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  1. Retweeted
    11 Mar 2014

    Hypothetical : what would happen if an accidental collision (eg UAV etc) destroyed cockpit - no transponders - engines remain powered

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    10 Nov 2013

    Visibility and Re-entry guide 2013-11-10,11 UTC (19:00-04:00) re-entry tracks highlighted Re-entry window now

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    10 Nov 2013

    Anyone live on or close* to one of the yellow re-entry tracks on this map? *within 'orange circle' distance

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    10 Nov 2013

    Visibility & Re-entry guide 2013-11-10 UTC (remaining) re-entry tracks highlighted Re-entry within 12 hours

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    10 Nov 2013

    Sun 10 Nov 10:00UT orbit 87.44 minutes 141.4 x 151.1 km Position 7.8N,143.4E alt=149.0km Unlit ~Re-entry 7h [0.18d]

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    9 Nov 2013

    Sat 9 Nov 12:00UT orbit 87.76 minutes 158.2 x 166.8 km Position 14.5S,115.9E alt=164.8km Unlit ~Re-entry 24h [0.18d]

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    8 Nov 2013

    Sat 9 Nov 0:00UT orbit 87.86 minutes 164.4 x 171.6 km Position 81.8S,13.2W alt=185.7km Lit ~Re-entry 36h [0.09d]

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    8 Nov 2013

    Fri 8 Nov 21:00UT orbit 87.89 minutes 165.3 x 172.8 km Position 76.2S,131.3E alt=185.5km Lit ~Re-entry 39h [0.23d]

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  9. Retweeted
    13 Mar 2013

    π Pi Day

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  10. Retweeted
    31 May 2012

    2003 launched Japanese (4m x 9m) cylindrical H2A 2nd stage (#27700) re-entry in ~ 3 days 🌃 (spectacular if witnessed)

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    30 Apr 2012

    Heads up Adelaide Canberra Brisbane, TACSAT-3 re-entry in next 2 hours, tracking over you in 1 hour (~20:00-20:15 UTC) visible pass too

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    15 Jan 2012

    Timed observation invaluable at this stage to confirm orbit: Any available observers within 400km of Greece?

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  13. 15 Jan 2012

    Follow for updates on Phobos Grunt re-entry 15 Jan 17:30 UTC ± 3 hrs : only 7 hours or so!

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    14 Jan 2012

    Phobos Grunt re-entry track and visual guide Anyone under these tracks (particularly the yellow lines)?

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    12 Jan 2012

    Phobos Grunt re-entry will be on one of these tracks (showing 2012-01-16 +/- 24hrs)

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    6 Jan 2012

    Preliminary Phobos Grunt tracks & visibility near re-entry time (indicative)

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  17. Retweeted
    31 Dec 2011

    Sun 1 Jan 0:00UT orbit 88.75 minutes 184.27 x 239.69 (mean 211.98) km Pos 20.4N,10.2W alt=229.9km Unlit ~Re-entry 16.4 days

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  18. Retweeted
    27 Dec 2011

    Phobos Grunt prediction with ±20% drag [flux variations] Re-entry 17th January 4h UTC ±3½ days ♥

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  19. Retweeted
    12 Dec 2011

    Phobos-Grunt predicted re-entry within days of 5th January 2012 (if remains consistent) earlier if solar flux increases

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    6 Dec 2011

    Phobos-Grunt: around one month to re-entry, within several days of 6th Jan 2012, if configuration & rotation remain consistent

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