Tracking Phobos-Grunt low-points *(COMING DOWN IN A MATTER OF HOURS)*

I have decided today that I am going to monitor as much as possible the low-points of phobos-grunt throughout the day.
I started recording data two passes ago, where its low point was 107.12 mi. Its low point for the next pass was 106.98mi, meaning a drop of .14 miles. The third low point I have recorded today was just a minute ago at 106.83mi, which is a drop of .15 miles.

Earlier after the second low-point that i recorded, i determined that it would take at most 50 passes (given that it drops .14 miles each pass) to reach below 100 miles, where the atmosphere will begin interfering a lot more intensely. Around 90 miles, antennae begin ripping off and wind drag is sure to bring it down a lot more swiftly. 50 passes every 90 minutes is at most 187 hours. Again, that is if it drops .14 miles each time. Though, the drop margin seems to be increasing.

Anybody else interested in this willing to help? I want to get as much data on this as possible so we have a better idea of when/where we can expect it to fall.

Last Edited by ArmouredKitten on 01/15/2012 01:55 AM