"Pseudo-MPEC" for 1968-014B = NORAD 03145 = 5X5E564 = 9V7C9B5 = OGO 5 rk
Created 2016 May 30 19:56:30 UT using Find_Orb
The orbit has been adjusted along the line of variations to minimize the 2005 residuals.
This Spacewarn bulletin says the object re-entered on 2011 January 18. Integrating the orbit forward to that epoch brings the perigee down to 6435 km above the geocenter, well within the earth's atmosphere, so that makes sense. Drag would have lowered the orbit a lot, with re-entry following quickly thereafter. As this graph of perigee height and inclination over the last few years of the object's life shows, the perigee was steadily dropping.
Astrometry:
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.47366 22 24 25.00 -29 11 27.1 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.47390 22 24 26.68 -29 11 54.0 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.47960 22 25 17.32 -29 24 00.9 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.47984 22 25 19.09 -29 24 27.8 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.48557 22 26 10.84 -29 36 32.7 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.48581 22 26 12.82 -29 37 00.6 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.49157 22 27 05.40 -29 48 59.7 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.49181 22 27 07.52 -29 49 27.2 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.49900 22 28 14.91 -30 04 16.9 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.49970 22 28 21.33 -30 05 41.7 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.49987 22 28 23.26 -30 06 04.9 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50057 22 28 29.46 -30 07 28.6 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50075 22 28 31.56 -30 07 52.8 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50145 22 28 37.91 -30 09 15.8 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50162 22 28 39.74 -30 09 40.1 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50232 22 28 46.06 -30 11 01.5 x D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50317 22 28 54.32 -30 12 47.5 x15.5 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50338 22 28 56.34 -30 13 12.9 x15.7 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50358 22 28 58.30 -30 13 38.2 x14.9 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50380 22 29 00.37 -30 14 04.0 x15.5 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.50482 22 29 10.02 -30 16 06.9 x15.5 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.51000 22 30 00.23 -30 26 36.6 x15.3 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.51518 22 30 51.34 -30 37 02.4 x15.2 V D0053E12
5X5E564 C2005 12 04.52032 22 31 42.82 -30 47 18.7 x15.4 V D0053E12
1968-014B C2009 11 14.41307 21 41 16.13 -37 52 12.3 15.4 V D0328E12
1968-014B C2009 11 14.41946 21 41 45.72 -37 56 50.0 15.5 V D0328E12
1968-014B C2009 11 14.42581 21 42 15.46 -38 01 14.8 D0328E12
1968-014B C2009 11 14.43216 21 42 45.56 -38 05 26.7 15.6 V D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46073 21 45 06.56 -38 22 08.2 15.0 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46094 21 45 07.58 -38 22 14.4 15.5 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46119 21 45 08.89 -38 22 22.3 15.5 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46146 21 45 10.30 -38 22 31.0 15.4 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46167 21 45 11.33 -38 22 37.6 15.5 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46582 21 45 32.69 -38 24 44.6 15.5 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46603 21 45 33.85 -38 24 51.3 15.7 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46628 21 45 35.09 -38 24 58.7 15.5 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46652 21 45 36.32 -38 25 05.7 15.7 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.46673 21 45 37.48 -38 25 12.4 15.4 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.47160 21 46 02.93 -38 27 35.7 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.47183 21 46 04.11 -38 27 42.2 15.7 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.47206 21 46 05.38 -38 27 49.1 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.47230 21 46 06.61 -38 27 55.9 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.47252 21 46 07.73 -38 28 02.0 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51052 21 49 39.88 -38 43 43.6 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51074 21 49 41.19 -38 43 48.5 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51097 21 49 42.54 -38 43 53.2 15.6 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51123 21 49 44.04 -38 43 58.6 15.6 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51146 21 49 45.47 -38 44 03.8 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51559 21 50 10.09 -38 45 29.3 15.4 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51581 21 50 11.34 -38 45 33.4 15.4 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51606 21 50 12.88 -38 45 38.5 15.4 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51632 21 50 14.41 -38 45 43.8 15.3 R D0328E12
1968-014B QC2009 11 14.51655 21 50 15.77 -38 45 48.5 15.4 R D0328E12
Station data:
(E12) Siding Spring Survey (S31.2735 E149.0642) Australia/NSW. Observer G.
J. Garradd. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements: 1968-014B = NORAD 03145 = 5X5E564 = 9V7C9B5 = OGO 5 rk
Perigee 2009 Nov 13.794043 +/- 0.000808 TT = 19:03:25 (JD 2455149.294043)
Epoch 2009 Nov 14.0 TT = JDT 2455149.5 Find_Orb
M 28.80282 +/- 0.14 (J2000 equatorial)
n 139.84896285 +/- 0.208 Peri. 74.38260 +/- 0.037
a 79340.9396 +/- 78.8 Node 98.98061 +/- 0.0021
e 0.8497057 +/- 0.000219 Incl. 46.18738 +/- 0.0026
P3706.79m/2.574d H 27.9 G 0.15 U 11.7
q 11924.4884 +/- 14.2 Q 146757.390 +/- 157
29 of 53 observations 2009 Nov. 14 (2.5 hr); mean residual 0".259
Residuals in arcseconds: 051204 E12(45.0+ 54.1+) 051204 E12(42.1+ 53.6+) 091114 E12 .375- .212+ 051204 E12(39.6+ 57.8+) 051204 E12(41.6+ 54.6+) 091114 E12 .437+ .181- 051204 E12(45.2+ 54.3+) 051204 E12(39.8+ 56.0+) 091114 E12 .126+ .078- 051204 E12(40.5+ 57.7+) 051204 E12(40.1+ 54.8+) 091114 E12 .247- .061+ 051204 E12(44.9+ 53.4+) 051204 E12(41.5+ 53.0+) 091114 E12 .428+ .211- 051204 E12(42.4+ 55.5+) 051204 E12(42.2+ 51.5+) 091114 E12 4.6m+ .108- 051204 E12(41.5+ 54.4+) 091114 E12 .359- .225+ 091114 E12 .481- .108+ 051204 E12(40.3+ 56.7+) 091114 E12 .152- .351+ 091114 E12 .125- .112+ 051204 E12(43.9+ 54.4+) 091114 E12 .019+ .390- 091114 E12 4.7m+ .126- 051204 E12(41.4+ 55.5+) 091114 E12 .025+ .128+ 091114 E12 .099- .039+ 051204 E12(45.6+ 53.1+) 091114 E12 .497+ .232- 091114 E12 .535- .128+ 051204 E12(40.0+ 55.2+) 091114 E12 .137- .161+ 091114 E12 .274+ .226- 051204 E12(45.1+ 53.1+) 091114 E12 .223+ .096+ 091114 E12 .540+ .214- 051204 E12(41.2+ 55.8+) 091114 E12 .545+ .159- 091114 E12 .265- .162+ 051204 E12(44.0+ 52.3+) 091114 E12 3.4m+ .202- 091114 E12 .206+ .139+ 051204 E12(39.5+ 56.4+) 091114 E12 .354- .218+ 091114 E12 .156- .108+ 051204 E12(41.3+ 54.3+) 091114 E12 .483+ .142- 091114 E12 .411- .060+ 051204 E12(41.5+ 54.5+) 091114 E12 .187- 7.0m- Ephemerides (geocentric): Date (UTC) HH RA Dec delta r elong mag " sig PA ---- -- -- -- ------------ ------------ ------ ------ ----- --- ---- --- 2009 11 14 00 20 17 26.245 -24 04 11.43 63250 .98931 69.6 15.2 159 132 2009 11 14 01 20 32 00.084 -26 49 14.76 71207 .98930 72.2 15.3 104 131 2009 11 14 02 20 44 15.705 -28 58 08.41 78459 .98929 74.3 15.4 69 130 2009 11 14 03 20 54 54.842 -30 42 42.19 85104 .98929 76.2 15.5 46 130 2009 11 14 04 21 04 23.142 -32 09 57.88 91220 .98929 77.8 15.6 30 129 2009 11 14 05 21 12 57.481 -33 24 23.78 96863 .98929 79.2 15.6 19 130 2009 11 14 06 21 20 49.554 -34 28 59.72 102081 .98928 80.4 15.7 11 130 2009 11 14 07 21 28 07.806 -35 25 51.36 106909 .98928 81.5 15.7 6.7 133 2009 11 14 08 21 34 58.538 -36 16 29.49 111377 .98928 82.6 15.8 3.2 138 2009 11 14 09 21 41 26.588 -37 02 01.57 115511 .98928 83.6 15.8 1.1 158 2009 11 14 10 21 47 35.761 -37 43 18.91 119332 .98928 84.5 15.8 0.5 56 2009 11 14 11 21 53 29.106 -38 21 01.30 122856 .98929 85.3 15.9 0.5 94 2009 11 14 12 21 59 09.123 -38 55 40.16 126100 .98929 86.1 15.9 0.1 87 2009 11 14 13 22 04 37.885 -39 27 40.61 129074 .98929 86.9 15.9 1.2 104 2009 11 14 14 22 09 57.149 -39 57 23.05 131792 .98929 87.6 15.9 2.8 106 2009 11 14 15 22 15 08.419 -40 25 04.18 134261 .98929 88.3 15.9 5.0 107 2009 11 14 16 22 20 13.004 -40 50 57.83 136491 .98929 89.0 15.9 7.5 107 2009 11 14 17 22 25 12.061 -41 15 15.51 138488 .98929 89.6 15.9 10 107 2009 11 14 18 22 30 06.625 -41 38 06.91 140259 .98929 90.3 15.9 13 107 2009 11 14 19 22 34 57.632 -41 59 40.16 141808 .98929 90.9 15.9 17 107 2009 11 14 20 22 39 45.947 -42 20 02.19 143140 .98930 91.5 15.9 21 106 2009 11 14 21 22 44 32.374 -42 39 18.83 144258 .98930 92.1 15.9 26 106 2009 11 14 22 22 49 17.677 -42 57 35.06 145166 .98930 92.7 15.9 31 105 2009 11 14 23 22 54 02.586 -43 14 55.05 145865 .98930 93.3 15.9 36 105 2009 11 15 00 22 58 47.813 -43 31 22.34 146359 .98930 93.9 15.9 42 104 2009 11 15 01 23 03 34.061 -43 46 59.82 146647 .98930 94.4 15.9 48 104 2009 11 15 02 23 08 22.033 -44 01 49.88 146731 .98930 95.0 15.9 54 103 2009 11 15 03 23 13 12.441 -44 15 54.37 146612 .98930 95.6 15.8 62 102 2009 11 15 04 23 18 06.020 -44 29 14.67 146287 .98930 96.2 15.8 69 102 2009 11 15 05 23 23 03.532 -44 41 51.69 145758 .98930 96.8 15.8 78 101 2009 11 15 06 23 28 05.781 -44 53 45.84 145022 .98930 97.3 15.7 87 100 2009 11 15 07 23 33 13.623 -45 04 57.08 144078 .98930 97.9 15.7 97 99 2009 11 15 08 23 38 27.981 -45 15 24.78 142922 .98930 98.5 15.7 107 98 2009 11 15 09 23 43 49.861 -45 25 07.78 141553 .98930 99.1 15.6 119 98 2009 11 15 10 23 49 20.370 -45 34 04.23 139966 .98930 99.8 15.6 132 97 2009 11 15 11 23 55 00.737 -45 42 11.54 138157 .98930 100.4 15.5 146 96 2009 11 15 12 00 00 52.342 -45 49 26.19 136120 .98930 101.1 15.5 162 95 2009 11 15 13 00 06 56.750 -45 55 43.60 133849 .98930 101.7 15.4 179 94 2009 11 15 14 00 13 15.750 -46 00 57.84 131337 .98930 102.4 15.3 199 93 2009 11 15 15 00 19 51.410 -46 05 01.28 128576 .98929 103.2 15.3 221 92 2009 11 15 16 00 26 46.147 -46 07 44.16 125556 .98929 103.9 15.2 246 90 2009 11 15 17 00 34 02.810 -46 08 53.91 122265 .98929 104.7 15.1 274 89 2009 11 15 18 00 41 44.804 -46 08 14.27 118691 .98928 105.6 15.0 307 88 2009 11 15 19 00 49 56.244 -46 05 24.01 114818 .98928 106.5 14.9 345 86 2009 11 15 20 00 58 42.175 -45 59 55.02 110629 .98927 107.5 14.8 390 85 2009 11 15 21 01 08 08.876 -45 51 09.54 106101 .98927 108.5 14.7 444 83 2009 11 15 22 01 18 24.302 -45 38 15.84 101209 .98926 109.6 14.5 510 82 2009 11 15 23 01 29 38.736 -45 20 01.41 95923 .98925 110.9 14.4 592 80 2009 11 16 00 01 42 05.789 -44 54 41.63 90204 .98924 112.2 14.2 696 78 2009 11 16 01 01 56 04.001 -44 19 40.31 84004 .98923 113.8 14.0 833 75 2009 11 16 02 02 11 59.526 -43 30 53.91 77263 .98922 115.6 13.8 1019 72 2009 11 16 03 02 30 30.948 -42 21 41.29 69902 .98921 117.6 13.5 1286 69 2009 11 16 04 02 52 38.645 -40 40 12.44 61815 .98919 120.1 13.1 1694 66 2009 11 16 05 03 20 05.203 -38 03 20.84 52854 .98916 123.2 12.7 2383 61 2009 11 16 06 03 56 07.937 -33 39 05.16 42811 .98913 127.1 12.1 3731 56 2009 11 16 07 04 48 35.671 -25 01 02.62 31409 .98909 131.9 11.3 7135 50 2009 11 16 08 06 26 40.728 -02 11 33.93 18688 .98903 131.0 10.2 348' 44 2009 11 16 09 13 40 09.606 +44 58 55.57 12584 .98890 68.2 11.8 680' 102 2009 11 16 10 18 06 41.621 +07 18 50.67 24005 .98882 47.3 14?? 184' 136 2009 11 16 11 19 08 12.789 -08 32 49.21 36287 .98878 54.5 15?? 4849 136