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It is dropping altitude faster (40 metres/sec) as it nears the equator and is moving at almost constant velocity (between 7.89-7.91). Looks like it will continu
by ratpik 13y ago
It is dropping altitude faster (40 metres/sec) as it nears the equator and is moving at almost constant velocity (between 7.89-7.91). Looks like it will continue to slowly spiral around the earth and crash in the Atlantic Ocean/N.America based on simple extrapolation. Except that the it is probably not going to be that simple. Just hit the equator. Alt: 156, Spd: 7.93, Long: 128.8, Lat: 0. Now altitude is increasing again.
- cshimmin 13y agoThe altitude is rising and falling because the satellite is in an (approximately) elliptical orbit around Earth. Go play you some Kerbal Space Program! :)