As reported before, Cute-1.7 + APD (CO-56) is going to reentry into atmosphere after a short time.
According to information on Space Track, as of October 24, present orbital altitude is apogee:216km/perigee:192km.
Predicted decay time and location are as follows .
Predicted Decay Time : 2009-10-24 20:47:00 GMT +/- 7 Hours
Predicted Decay Location : 19° S, 157.9° E
And, it introduces figure (used by STK) at the predicted location.
It is difficult to figure out accurate predicted decay time and location, but see just for information please.
（Mark of satellite is predicted decay location.）
Perhaps, the satellite will be expected to reentry by the end of tomorrow.
Stay tuned for further updates.
*Update Information (October 25)*
According to information on Space Track, as of October 25, Predicted decay time and location are as follows .
Predicted Decay Time : 2009-10-24 20:58:00 GMT +/- 56 Minutes
Predicted Decay Location : 29.3° N, 147.6° E
It seems that it geographically becomes near of the east in Ogasawara Islands in Japan.
Cute-1.7 + APD (CO-56) launched in 2006 is scheduled to make its reentry into the atmosphere by the orbital lifetime in a few days.
According to information on Space Track, as of October 8, present orbital altitude is apogee:278km/perigee:227km and predicted decay date will be 2009-10-14.
In the result of our original calculation, we predict that decay date will be the end of October.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Thank you for your understanding.
*Update Information 1 (October 15)*
Information on Space Track was updated. As of October 15, present orbital altitude is apogee:260km/perigee:218km and predicted decay date will be 2009-10-16.
*Update Information 2 (October 22)*
Information on Space Track was updated again. As of October 22, present orbital altitude is apogee:224km/perigee:198km and predicted decay date will be 2009-10-28.
And TIP messeages was released. The reentry into the atmosphere approaches...
TLE (As of October 22)
1 28941U 06005C 09295.10982568 .01150197 28969-5 39099-3 0 5452
2 28941 098.1110 135.6928 0020643 004.2823 355.9201 16.24964463207485
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