Before you start to use any of satellite tracking applications make sure that the computer clock is correct and the time zone is compatible with your Region. The latest Phobos-Grunt orbit data is here. Below are some important data.
USSPACECOM Catalog No.: 37872
International Designation Code: 2011-065-A
Launch Date: 2011-11-08
Launch Vehicle: Zenit
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 730.0 kg
Nominal Power: 150.0 W
Intrinsic brightness (Mag): 4.5 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Mag): -3.8 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)
The orbit data is extracted from the following two-line orbital elements (TLE):
1 37872U 11065A 12013.87144717 .01576755 12450-4 65173-4 0 3011
2 37872 051.4148 000.5559 0020257 313.6808 046.2171 16.41416268 10664
Re-entry Estimates – all dates/times are UTC | ||
2012 Jan 16, 07:00 ± 36 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 9, 03:48 | Seesat-L (Ted Molczan) |
2012 Jan 15, 11:10 ± 10 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 9, 16:00 | Seesat-l (Harro Zimmer) |
2012 Jan 16, 07:00 ± 32 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 10, 06:34 | Seesat-L (Ted Molczan) |
2012 Jan 16, 08:30 ± 36 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 10, 09:23 | Aerospace CORDS |
2012 Jan 15, 14:36 ± 72 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 10, 21:20 | Spacetrack (TIP) |
2012 Jan 16, 18:00 ± 24 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 11, 04:21 | Seesat-L (Ted Molczan) |
2012 Jan 15, 09:18 ± 36 hours | Issued 2012 Jan 11, 06:00 | Roscosmos |
2012 Jan 16, 02:36 ± 18 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 11, 08:52 | Aerospace CORDS |
2012 Jan 15 | Issued 2012 Jan 11 | Spacetrack (60 day) |
2012 Jan 15, 17:57 ± 20 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 12, 08:20 | Aerospace CORDS |
2012 Jan 15, 12:00 ± 3 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 12, 17:00 | Seesat-L (Harro Zimmer) |
2012 Jan 15, 17:09 ± 14.5 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 12, 18:36 | Spacetrack (TIP) |
2012 Jan 15, 17:52 ± 504 min | Issued 2012 Jan 13, 10:40 | Aerospace CORDS |
2012 Jan 15, 17:05 ± 3 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 13, 11:30 | Seesat-L (Harro Zimmer) |
2012 Jan 15, 16:22 | Issued 2012 Jan 13 | Roscosmos |
2012 Jan 15, 17:34 ± 9 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 13, 15:30 | Spacetrack (TIP) |
2012 Jan 15, 18:01 ± 8.5 hrs | Issued 2012 Jan 13, 15:30 | Spacetrack (TIP) – correction? |
2012 Jan 15, 17:51 | Issued 2012 Jan 14, 06:00 | Roscosmos |
Here are some satellite tracking applications in real-time:
If you want to track Phobos-Grunt reentry on your Smartphone you can use this applications:
You may also download an interactive simulation of the PHOBOS-GRUNT re-entry scenario, which uses the free AGI Viewer software to allow you to explore the latest reentry prediction in more detail.
PHOBOS-GRUNT Re-entry Interactive Simulation
Featured image credit: AGI
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