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Object Description:
Type:Delta II Stage 3 Rocket Body
NORAD Name: NAVSTAR 35 R/B(PAM-D)
NORAD Number: 22879
Int'l Designation: 1993 068C
Launched: 26 OCT 1993 @ 17:04 UTC
Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC 17B
Mission: GPS Block 2 and 2A

Reentry Prediction:
Predicted Reentry Time: 20 JAN 2004 @ 12:18 UTC ± 2 hours
Prediction Epoch: 20 JAN 2004 @ 03:38:48.269 UTC
Prediction Ground Track:


Ground track plotted at 5-minute intervals
Blue Line - ground track uncertainty prior to predicted time
Yellow Line - ground track uncertainty after predicted time
Orange Line - Earth horizon as seen from the reentering body
White Line - day/night terminator (Sun location as indicated)
Pink Marker - vicinity of eyewitness sighting and ground impact

USSTRATCOM Bulletin:
(from NASA/GSFC Orbital Information Group)

PREPARATION DATE TIME:  210104ZJAN04
1.  22879/1993-068C   /NAVSTAR 35 R/B(PAM-D    /ROCKET BODY/ US
2.  26 OCT 1993
3.  REV  29544/ASCENDING /20 JAN 1157Z
4.   5.6 DEG S   341.5 DEG E
5.  DECAY WINDOW IS PLUS OR MINUS    01 MINUTES.
6.  INCLINATION  034.7 DEGREES.
TRAJECTORY PRIOR TO DECAY (DEG):
D/TIME 020/1042Z    020/1057Z    020/1112Z    020/1127Z    020/1142Z
LAT.       29.5         29.2         -2.2        -31.5        -26.7
E LONG    061.8        130.4        183.0        237.7        306.1
7.  FINAL REPORT.

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