I have been watcing these trackers for the last hour or so and this thing has been gaining altitude the whole time and and the speed has been very slowly decreasing. Seems odd. There was a counter for re-entry with over an hour, and now it changed to "Possible Reentry 43 minutes ago. Check media for visual confirmation."
I haven't been paying attention to this, but I do know that things can skip off the atmosphere kind of like a stone on a lake if they have the right angle of attack through the atmosphere.
It's in an elliptical orbit and now on the ascent to apogee. it will pass that and then descend to perigee, picking up speed. If the perigee is low enough, it will re-enter the atmosphere.
I have been watcing these trackers for the last hour or so and this thing has been gaining altitude the whole time and and the speed has been very slowly decreasing. Seems odd. There was a counter for re-entry with over an hour, and now it changed to "Possible Reentry 43 minutes ago. Check media for visual confirmation."
https://orbit.ing-now.com/satellite/48275/2021-035b/cz-5b/
https://www.satview.org/?sat_id=48275U
It's been gaining altitude and losing altitude all day. Here's another link for your viewing pleasure: http://www.stuffin.space/?search=cz-5b
Thanks, Its unreal the amount of stuff we have sent up there in just 63 years.
I love looking at it though!
I haven't been paying attention to this, but I do know that things can skip off the atmosphere kind of like a stone on a lake if they have the right angle of attack through the atmosphere.
It's in an elliptical orbit and now on the ascent to apogee. it will pass that and then descend to perigee, picking up speed. If the perigee is low enough, it will re-enter the atmosphere.