Kosmos 3M Rocket Body Re-entry

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Kosmos 3M Rocket Body Re-entry

Post by blobrana on Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:29 am

A Kosmos 3M Rocket Body launched on the 19th June 2008 from the Kapustin Yar Launch Centre for the ORBCOMM mission, was predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 1st July 2008@ 11:05 GMT ± 1 minute.

TLE Data
Code:
SL-12 RB(1)
1 33110U 08033C  08183.32963939  .15053549  12751-4  12457-3 0  238
2 33110 051.6522 260.5625 0004842 284.2469 075.9681 16.51837884  715
1 33110U 08033C  08183.20894186  .09266678  12683-4  13018-3 0  221
2 33110 051.6560 261.2523 0007036 292.4786 070.2531 16.48543349  698
1 33110U 08033C  08182.66164465  .03092366  12462-4  18443-3 0  216
2 33110 051.6613 264.3485 0003479 304.9231 055.1655 16.41574230  605
1 33110U 08033C  08182.60078320  .03027511  12438-4  19085-3 0  209
2 33110 051.6619 264.6927 0002439 284.4035 075.7979 16.41155030  592
1 33110U 08033C  08182.53987448  .02513621  12393-4  17201-3 0  198
2 33110 051.6592 265.0440 0003053 193.1048 166.9870 16.40494643  587



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Predicted Location 48° N, 235° E
Inclination 51.6°
Revolution Number 74

Fireball reported over the mountains near Big Bear Lake


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Re: Kosmos 3M Rocket Body Re-entry

Post by blobrana on Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:15 pm

UPDATE:
The meteor event was probably NOT related to the re-entry of the mainbody of the Russian rocket.
It was probably just a rock from the Beta Taurid meteor shower.

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