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Old 1st Apr 2018, 17:16
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Machinbird
 
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I anticipate that the reentry will occur shortly after one of the perigee points.
As it is, the difference between perigee and apogee are narrowing gradually as the increased drag during perigee takes away more energy than the drag at apogee.
At one one of these perigee points, there just won't be an apogee and it will spiral inward and reenter.
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