Lifetime Estimation of the Upper Stage of GSAT-14 in Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Table 2

Observed and predicted mean apogee altitude for zone B.

TLE epoch (UTC)	Mean apogee observed (km)	Mean apogee predicted (km)	Error (km)
March 2, 2014, 10:45	35250.6328125	35250.03125	0.602
March 3, 2014, 17:43	35240.3906300	35240.16016	0.230
March 4, 2014, 04:01	35230.7539100	35236.41406	−5.660
March 5, 2014, 10:58	35222.8984400	35223.78516	−0.887
March 6, 2014, 17:53	35217.1718800	35209.39844	7.773
March 7, 2014, 04:11	35204.4765600	35204.16797	0.309