INTERBALL TAIL PROBE (IB_TAIL)
the predicted "landing poin" coordinates

Ballistic life-time

Orbit trace

Predicted "landing point" coordinates

Orbit in the topocentrical c/s

The prediction based on the state vector of epoch 06/09/2000 give the results as follows:

The estimated accuracy of this prediction looks as follows: the RMS error of the time is 2 min, the RMS errors of the latitude and longitude are .5 deg. and 1. deg.

To be continued.
The more precise prediction will be done later.

Modified 19 September, 2000
Victoria Prokhorenko

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