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Blobrana · L

RE: Minotaur rocket body re-entry

Blobrana · L

Update:
The Minotaur rocket body is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th November, 2012 @ 15:40 GMT ± 15 hours.

MINOTAUR RB
1 35006U 09028F   12308.33473545  .01925941  70272-5  57702-3 0  1362
2 35006 040.4453 277.6303 0007332 186.1764 173.9229 16.25929715196176

Period: 88.97 minutes
Inclination: 40.44°
Apogee: 229 km
Perigee: 218 km
Revolution Number: 19650
Predicted Location: 1.8°N, 15°W

Blobrana · L

A Minotaur rocket body that was launched on the 19th May, 2009, from Wallops island launch facility, for the Tacsat-3 mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th November, 2012 @ 09:30 GMT ± 32 hours.

MINOTAUR RB
1 35006U 09028F   12305.37708301  .01086065  80471-3  70983-3 0  1242
2 35006 040.4502 297.5878 0009801 163.0843 197.0355 16.16341430195699

Period: 89.09 minutes
Inclination: 40.45°
Apogee: 236 km
Perigee: 223 km
Revolution Number: -
Predicted Location: 33°S, 10°E