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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 861852" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>Almost bed time for me too but heres the latest update:</p><p></p><p><strong>10 November 2013 - 23:10</strong></p><p>On a short pass over the Troll ground station that ended at 21:18 CET, while GOCE flew at an altitude of only 122 km, the satellite was still showing amazing system performance and delivered highly valuable data to the ground station. Using these data, that included very accurate navigation fixes along its trajectory, an orbit could be fitted that was used to forecast the re-entry of the spacecraft.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2013/11/11/update-from-esa-space-debris-office-at-2310cet/" target="_blank">Current estimates lead to a reentry time window between 23:50 CET and 01:50 CET.</a> The most probable reentry area lies on a descending orbit pass that mainly runs across the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. ESA will make another attempt to contact GOCE during a Troll station pass, to acquire more science and spacecraft data from an extremely low orbit altitude, and to further reduce the uncertainty in the re-entry forecast. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Safe landings GOCE - its been fun following your final day <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 861852, member: 176362"] Almost bed time for me too but heres the latest update: [B]10 November 2013 - 23:10[/B] On a short pass over the Troll ground station that ended at 21:18 CET, while GOCE flew at an altitude of only 122 km, the satellite was still showing amazing system performance and delivered highly valuable data to the ground station. Using these data, that included very accurate navigation fixes along its trajectory, an orbit could be fitted that was used to forecast the re-entry of the spacecraft. [URL='http://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2013/11/11/update-from-esa-space-debris-office-at-2310cet/']Current estimates lead to a reentry time window between 23:50 CET and 01:50 CET.[/URL] The most probable reentry area lies on a descending orbit pass that mainly runs across the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. ESA will make another attempt to contact GOCE during a Troll station pass, to acquire more science and spacecraft data from an extremely low orbit altitude, and to further reduce the uncertainty in the re-entry forecast. Safe landings GOCE - its been fun following your final day :) [/QUOTE]
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