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UARS Track Calculations by Dr. Rob Matson
Here are my calculations of land possibilities
from 23 September 20:00 UT to 24 September 00:00 UT (1pm-5pm PDT,
4pm-8pm EDT) and the estimated altitude at the time of each country
overflight:
September 23, 2011
20:05-20:06 Papua/New Guinea 158 km
20:16 New Zealand 169 km
20:38-20:48 Chile/Argentina/Bolivia/Brazil 152 km
21:04 Southern England 159 km
21:06 Denmark 160 km
21:07 Southernmost Sweden 160 km
21:08-21:17 Russia 159 km
21:17-21:25 China 156 km
21:25-21:28 Vietnam 155 km
21:30-21:34 Malaysia/Indonesia 155 km
21:36-21:43 Australia 159-166 km
21:44 Tasmania 167 km
22:12-22:15 Peru 151 km
22:15-22:17 Colombia 150 km
22:17-22:18 Venezuela 150 km
22:35 Scotland 159 km
22:38 Sweden 159 km
22:39-22:48 Russia 159-156 km
22:48-22:49 Afghanistan 155 km
22:49-22:50 Pakistan 155 km
22:50-22:54 India 154 km
23:08-23:09 Southwest tip of Australia 162 km
23:47 Honduras 148 km
23:49 Cuba 149 km
23:50 Bahamas 149 km
23:58 Eastern Newfoundland 154 km
In my opinion, reentry is unlikely during this 4-hour stretch, but I
wanted to get it out there in case the orbital decay rate suddenly
accelerates in the next few hours. I will post predictions for the
more-likely 0:00 UT - 4:00 UT window a little later using the
freshest orbital elements I can get.September 24, 2011 (UT)
00:05-00:06 Scotland 157 km
00:08 Denmark 157 km
00:08-00:10 Poland 157 km
00:10-00:12 Ukraine 156 km
00:14-00:15 NE Turkey 154 km
00:15-00:18 Iran 154-152 km
00:19-00:20 East Oman 152 km
01:16-01:18 Mexico 148 km
01:18-01:20 Texas 148 km
01:20-01:21 Arkansas 149 km
01:21 SE Missouri 149 km
01:22 Illinois 150 km
01:22:30 NW Indiana 150 km
01:23 Michigan 151 km
01:24 Ontario, Canada 152 km
01:25-01:28 Quebec 152-154 km
01:36 Ireland 155 km
01:37 England 155 km
01:37:30-01:38:30 NE France 154 km
01:39 S. Germany/W. Austria 154 km
01:39:30 NE Italy 154 km
01:40-01:41 Slovenia/Croatia/Bosnia/Herzegovina 153 km
01:42 Greece
01:43 Off east-coast of Crete 152 km
01:45-01:46 NE Egypt 151 km
01:46-01:49 Red Sea 149 km
01:49-01:50 Yemen 149 km
01:50-01:53 Somalia 149 km
02:32 Tahiti 148 km
02:47-02:48 Southern California 144 km
02:48 Southernmost tip of Nevada 144 km
02:48-02:50 Utah 145 km
02:50-02:51 Wyoming 146 km
02:51:30 NW South Dakota 147 km
02:52 North Dakota 147 km
02:53 NW Minnesota 147 km
02:53-02:55 Ontario, Canada
02:56-02:58 Quebic 150 km
03:08-03:09 Spain 149 km
03:10-03:12 NE Algeria 148 km
03:12-03:14:30 Western Libya 147 km
03:15-03:18 Chad 146 km
03:18-03:20 Border of Sudan/Central African Republic 147 km
03:20-03:21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 147 km
03:22 Rwanda/Burundi 148 km
03:22-03:24:30 Tanzania 149 km
03:24:30-03:26 Somalia 151 km
03:28 Southern tip of Madagascar 154 km
04:00 Just south of Somoa 146 km
A Falling Satellite Catches the Popular Imagination
New York Times
A dead hulk of a NASA satellite the size of a bus is skimming the top of the atmosphere, and as air molecules bounce off, its orbit is decaying until gravity will finally pull it down as a fiery meteor. To be specific, 26 large pieces of the Upper ...
UARS Track Calculations by Dr. Rob Matson
Here are my calculations of land possibilities
from 23 September 20:00 UT to 24 September 00:00 UT (1pm-5pm PDT,
4pm-8pm EDT) and the estimated altitude at the time of each country
overflight:
September 23, 2011
20:05-20:06 Papua/New Guinea 158 km
20:16 New Zealand 169 km
20:38-20:48 Chile/Argentina/Bolivia/Brazil 152 km
21:04 Southern England 159 km
21:06 Denmark 160 km
21:07 Southernmost Sweden 160 km
21:08-21:17 Russia 159 km
21:17-21:25 China 156 km
21:25-21:28 Vietnam 155 km
21:30-21:34 Malaysia/Indonesia 155 km
21:36-21:43 Australia 159-166 km
21:44 Tasmania 167 km
22:12-22:15 Peru 151 km
22:15-22:17 Colombia 150 km
22:17-22:18 Venezuela 150 km
22:35 Scotland 159 km
22:38 Sweden 159 km
22:39-22:48 Russia 159-156 km
22:48-22:49 Afghanistan 155 km
22:49-22:50 Pakistan 155 km
22:50-22:54 India 154 km
23:08-23:09 Southwest tip of Australia 162 km
23:47 Honduras 148 km
23:49 Cuba 149 km
23:50 Bahamas 149 km
23:58 Eastern Newfoundland 154 km
In my opinion, reentry is unlikely during this 4-hour stretch, but I
wanted to get it out there in case the orbital decay rate suddenly
accelerates in the next few hours. I will post predictions for the
more-likely 0:00 UT - 4:00 UT window a little later using the
freshest orbital elements I can get.September 24, 2011 (UT)
00:05-00:06 Scotland 157 km
00:08 Denmark 157 km
00:08-00:10 Poland 157 km
00:10-00:12 Ukraine 156 km
00:14-00:15 NE Turkey 154 km
00:15-00:18 Iran 154-152 km
00:19-00:20 East Oman 152 km
01:16-01:18 Mexico 148 km
01:18-01:20 Texas 148 km
01:20-01:21 Arkansas 149 km
01:21 SE Missouri 149 km
01:22 Illinois 150 km
01:22:30 NW Indiana 150 km
01:23 Michigan 151 km
01:24 Ontario, Canada 152 km
01:25-01:28 Quebec 152-154 km
01:36 Ireland 155 km
01:37 England 155 km
01:37:30-01:38:30 NE France 154 km
01:39 S. Germany/W. Austria 154 km
01:39:30 NE Italy 154 km
01:40-01:41 Slovenia/Croatia/Bosnia/Herzegovina 153 km
01:42 Greece
01:43 Off east-coast of Crete 152 km
01:45-01:46 NE Egypt 151 km
01:46-01:49 Red Sea 149 km
01:49-01:50 Yemen 149 km
01:50-01:53 Somalia 149 km
02:32 Tahiti 148 km
02:47-02:48 Southern California 144 km
02:48 Southernmost tip of Nevada 144 km
02:48-02:50 Utah 145 km
02:50-02:51 Wyoming 146 km
02:51:30 NW South Dakota 147 km
02:52 North Dakota 147 km
02:53 NW Minnesota 147 km
02:53-02:55 Ontario, Canada
02:56-02:58 Quebic 150 km
03:08-03:09 Spain 149 km
03:10-03:12 NE Algeria 148 km
03:12-03:14:30 Western Libya 147 km
03:15-03:18 Chad 146 km
03:18-03:20 Border of Sudan/Central African Republic 147 km
03:20-03:21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 147 km
03:22 Rwanda/Burundi 148 km
03:22-03:24:30 Tanzania 149 km
03:24:30-03:26 Somalia 151 km
03:28 Southern tip of Madagascar 154 km
04:00 Just south of Somoa 146 km
A Falling Satellite Catches the Popular Imagination
New York Times
A dead hulk of a NASA satellite the size of a bus is skimming the top of the atmosphere, and as air molecules bounce off, its orbit is decaying until gravity will finally pull it down as a fiery meteor. To be specific, 26 large pieces of the Upper ...
