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Post Info TOPIC: Galileo R/B Re-entry


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Updated Re-entry Time: 20th February 2006 @08:27 UTC ± 17 hours

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Updated Re-entry Time: 21st February 2006 @ 10:57 UTC ± 29 hours

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Updated Re-entry Time: 20th February 2006 @ 13:54 UTC ± 38 hours

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An Inertial Upper Stage Rocket Body that was launched on October 18th 1989 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-39, for the Galileo mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on 21st February 2006@03:35 UTC ± 3 days


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


TLE Data: (Cut and paste, and save as .txt file, to use in satellite tracking software. )

IUS R/B(1)
1 20299U 89084C 06041.95444814 +.01505884 +46673-6 +56883-3 0 06994
2 20299 033.9995 357.7070 0270161 097.8344 265.1449 15.75542888344693


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