Hello everybody, I did my guess before the end of the "Chicken Little Competition"... maybe a little too early to catch the correct date of re-entry.

Anyway, I've noticed that your prediction, Mineo, seems to be optimistic towards the date of re-entry. I think that, close to that date, sat's height will decrease much faster than you've predicted thus the re-entry could be sooner than April 9th.

I will be pleased to share my prediction with anybody is interested.

73s Fabio IW8QKU/5

Thanks, Mineo. Your work is interesting.

If my memory is correct, the prediction shared at the AMSAT Symposium is for April 2012. Your results agree!

73,

Mark N8MH

At 11:13 AM 11/12/2011 +0900, Mineo Wakita wrote:

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I calculated and predicted the time of ARISSat-1 Re-entry.

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/arissat5.htm

JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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