Its Official Cute 1.7 has re-entered.
With no new elements from Space Track since 16:26 UTC on October 24th it was
no surprise to see this afternoons posting at 15:03 stating that Cute 1.7 has
decayed.
There has been sudden rise in sunspot numbers and in solar flux over the past
few days w
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 G0
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 G7H
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
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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
Hi
Based on day 271 keps from Celestrak the Perigee height for Cute 1.7 Object
28941 has now dropped below 300km.
Re-entry probably early October. Anyone care to predict the date and time?
If you would, how about sending it to me off list. g7...@btinternet.com I
will complile a table and pr