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RE: MAQSAT-B2 satellite re-entry

Blobrana · L

Update:
The MAQSAT-B2 (Maquette Satellite - Bas 2) is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 3rd December, 2012 @ 04:09 GMT ± 1 hour.

MAQSAT/ARIANE 5
1 28543U 05005B   12338.07666589  .99999999 -33546-4  70783-2 0  2488
2 28543 006.6489 249.5651 0223375 188.0173 181.8022 15.96524212 88846

Period: 108.13 minutes
Inclination: 6.65°
Apogee: 2138 km
Perigee: 142 km
Revolution Number: 8884
Predicted Location: 2.4°N, 44.3°W

Blobrana · L

The MAQSAT-B2 (Maquette Satellite - Bas 2) that was launched with the Ariane 5 ECA rocket on the 12th February, 2005, from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 3rd December, 2012 @ 03:35 GMT ± 14 hours.

MAQSAT/ARIANE 5
1 28543U 05005B   12337.56141204  .42832605 -28360-4  25122-2 0  2431
2 28543 006.7096 253.5340 0562071 182.6943 182.6400 15.17091975 88763

Period: 108.13 minutes
Inclination: 6.71°
Apogee: 2138 km
Perigee: 142 km
Revolution Number: 8885
Predicted Location: 6.5°N, 159.6°W