[FPSPACE] Progress M-58 junk almost hits airliner?

[Mgr. Antonín Vítek, CSc.]

> Undock time was 18:11 UT. Next,
> according to Novosti Kosmonavtiki,
> engine ignition was 22:40:30 UT, and
> calculated impact time of unburned fragments
> was 23:30:22, like Anatoly Z also posted.
>

The same data are given on pages of TsuP ( http://www.mcc.rsa.ru).

Furthermore, approximate calculation gives atmspheric entry at 95 km
height around 23:18 UTC, start of destruction by aerodynamic force at
around 70 km height at approx. 23:24 UT.


Mgr. Antonin Vitek, CSc.

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