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Post Info TOPIC: Centaur R/B Re-Entry


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Centaur R/B Re-Entry
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An Atlas Centaur Rocket Body that was launched on the 9th February 1978 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36A on the Fltsatcom 1 mission is predicted to Re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th December 2005 @ 08:06 UTC ± 24 hours


Ground track plot with ticks at 5-minute intervals
Orange Line - ground track uncertainty prior to predicted time
Yellow Line - ground track uncertainty after predicted time
Green Line - Earth horizon as seen from the re-entering body


TLE Two Line Element Set:
(save this as a txt file to load into your satellite program)

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
1 12908U 78016C 05335.83231369 .02437756 -10821-4 97970-3 0 5951
2 12908 026.1356 233.9992 0110591 218.4806 140.7860 16.08977071394354


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