[amsat-bb] Cute 1.7 re-entry

2009-10-21 Thread John Heath
Cute 1.7 Re-entry Its still up !! Space Track elements for 07:24 this morning (October 21st) assign a Mean Motion of 16.2309 and they have revised their re-entry forecast. Unless something unexpected happens it looks like the only serious contender left in the competition is Dave Bowman

[amsat-bb] Cute 1.7 Re-entry

2009-10-13 Thread John Heath
Not  Yet Perigee Height is now below 200km but Cute 1.7 Object  #28941 is still in orbit Re-Entry predictions for around mid day October 13th from EI7IG and W7LRD therefore drop out of the competition. Is she staying aloft long than expected because of a high mass to surface area? 73 John

[amsat-bb] Cute 1.7 Re-Entry

2009-10-08 Thread John Heath
Re-Entry Cute 1.7 Object # 28941 Update Space Track have revised their re-entry prediction from October 10th to the 14th. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to

[amsat-bb] Cute 1.7 Re Entry Competition

2009-09-30 Thread John Heath
Hi folks, Thanks for the entries so far. It has been pointed out that I didn't allow much time, so the closing date is now one day later, midnight October 1st To enter this fun competition send me your best estimate for the re-entry date and time for Cute 1.7 Object 28941 Spacetrack suggests