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 10/10/2000 give the results as follows:

The estimated accuracy of this prediction looks as follows: the RMS error of the time is 40 sec, the RMS errors of the latitude and longitude are .05 deg. and .1 deg.

Modified 16 October, 2000
Victoria Prokhorenko

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