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Blobrana · L

RE: MOLNIYA 3-52 re-entry

Blobrana · L

Update:
The MOLNIYA 3-52 satellite is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 6th December, 2011 @ 17:53 GMT ± 4 hours.

MOLNIYA 3-52
1 26970U 01050A   11340.47734374  .01902457  67801-5  69842-5 0  8255
2 26970 063.8079 004.7144 0491182 243.7914 280.6633 15.53364545 74824

Period:       109.9 minutes
Inclination: 63.81°
Apogee:     2369 km
Perigee:     76 km
Revolution Number: 7486
Predicted Location: 49.2°S, 235.5°E

Ed ~ The (possibly tumbling) satellite skipped through the atmosphere, and extended the decay process.

Blobrana · L

Update:
The MOLNIYA 3-52 satellite is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 6th December, 2011 @ 00:07 GMT ± 7 hours.

MOLNIYA 3-52
1 26970U 01050A   11339.70873083  .96816816  25177-5  11202-2 0  8093
2 26970 063.8330 007.1438 1260057 243.6041 253.3060 13.65570913 74711

Period:       109.9 minutes
Inclination: 63.83°
Apogee:     2369 km
Perigee:     76 km
Revolution Number: 7475
Predicted Location: 63.8°S, 205.9°E

Blobrana · L

Update:
The MOLNIYA 3-52 satellite is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 6th December, 2011 @ 00:22 GMT ± 24 hours.

MOLNIYA 3-52
1 26970U 01050A   11338.55258549  .80308636 -26988-5  10070-2 0  7934
2 26970 063.8900 009.7641 2458880 242.7847 191.6307 10.96373864 74575

Period:       133.15 minutes
Inclination: 63.89°
Apogee:     4437 km
Perigee:     82 km
Revolution Number: 7475
Predicted Location: 55.2°S, 241.8°E

Blobrana · L

Update:
The MOLNIYA 3-52 satellite is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th December, 2011 @ 07:53 GMT ± 48 hours.

MOLNIYA 3-52
1 26970U 01050A   11336.41073263  .33205740 -24660-6  78179-3 0  7699
2 26970 063.9426 012.7591 3720053 242.3717 059.6145 08.32765470 74369

Period:       216.45 minutes
Inclination: 63.94°
Apogee:     11038 km
Perigee:     89 km
Revolution Number: 7467
Predicted Location: 37.6°S, 18.4°E

Blobrana · L

The MOLNIYA 3-52 satellite that was launched on the 25th October, 2001, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th December, 2011 @ 00:14 GMT ± 72 hours.

MOLNIYA 3-52
1 26970U 01050A   11334.65825991  .01034888  28356-5  29640-4 0  7564
2 26970 063.9326 014.5237 4541630 242.0891 333.4302 06.75222347 74238

Period:       242.65 minutes
Inclination: 63.93°
Apogee:     12977 km
Perigee:     41 km
Revolution Number: 7465
Predicted Location: 63.9°S, 202.9°E