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Phobos Grunt drops 2 miles today, more than any other, the big drag has begun

 
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Re: Phobos Grunt drops 2 miles today, more than any other, the big drag has begun
bump for interest thanks for the post Strawberrymittens.
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Re: Phobos Grunt drops 2 miles today, more than any other, the big drag has begun
err so why is it 122.39 as I type?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8312679


Because the orbit is elliptical and people freak out every time they see it head to perigee. This chart is far more informative for the purpose of monitoring orbital decay.

[link to www.heavens-above.com]
 Quoting: Astromut


It looks like (by a count of the Xs) that these graphs are updated about twice per day. This means that the orbital parameters are updated then too, probably after analysing some visual observations.
The updated orbital parameters are fed through to the various "trackers" like [link to www.satflare.com]
or [link to www.n2yo.com]

So monitoring those will not tell you any more than the graphs at [link to www.heavens-above.com]
Keep an eye on those as they show the rate of change as well.
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01/09/2012 04:38 AM
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Re: Phobos Grunt drops 2 miles today, more than any other, the big drag has begun
the 29,100-pound spacecraft, stuffed with 8.3 tons of hydrazine fuel, will likely come down around Jan. 15, the Russian Defense Ministry has concluded.

[link to www.usatoday.com]
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Re: Phobos Grunt drops 2 miles today, more than any other, the big drag has begun
put sand on it





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