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Updated map, showing the trajectory of the Chinese #CZ5B rocket (blue lines) over the uncertainty interval in the latest TIP of CSpOC, the US military tracking network.
Within the 12 hr wide uncertainty window, it can fall anywhere on these blue lines.
Updated map, showing the trajectory of the Chinese #CZ5B rocket (blue lines) over the uncertainty interval in the latest TIP of CSpOC, the US military tracking network.
Within the 12 hr wide uncertainty window, it can fall anywhere on these blue lines.
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Also shown are cities with populations of 1 million or more in the relevant area between 41.5 N and 41.5 S
Also shown are cities with populations of 1 million or more in the relevant area between 41.5 N and 41.5 S
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The rocket is steadily coming down, last orbital determination has the highest point in the elliptical orbit (the so called apogee, blue) at about 218 km, the lowest point (perigee, red) at about 146 km.
The rocket is steadily coming down, last orbital determination has the highest point in the elliptical orbit (the so called apogee, blue) at about 218 km, the lowest point (perigee, red) at about 146 km.
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The jitter appearing near the end of the lines probably point to a rising uncertainty in the orbital determinations, caused by the fast evolution of the orbit
The jitter appearing near the end of the lines probably point to a rising uncertainty in the orbital determinations, caused by the fast evolution of the orbit
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Regarding the track on the map: I did a quick GIS analysis, which told me that 70.5% of this track is over water.
Regarding the track on the map: I did a quick GIS analysis, which told me that 70.5% of this track is over water.
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