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

Table 3

Observed and predicted mean apogee altitude for zone C.
TLE epoch (UTC)Mean apogee observed (km)Mean apogee predicted (km)Error (km)
March 10, 2014, 14:3235147.2656335145.140632.125
March 11, 2014, 11:0735135.2148435133.859381.355
March 12, 2014, 07:4135123.4179735122.855470.563
March 12, 2014, 17:5735118.9531335117.472661.480
March 13, 2014, 14:3135105.9609435106.90625−0.945
March 14, 2014, 00:4735100.9140635101.61328−0.699
March 15, 2014, 07:3535082.7382835086.21484−3.477
March 17, 2014, 21:0735052.6875035052.476560.211