"Mir De-orbit" Probable Groundtrack
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Mir's final orbits: The map depicts the approximate
position of Mir when each of
the three retro burns will be initiated, according to the Mir MCC plan.
The orbit
ground track is the propagation of orbit data epoched at 01:53:05, 20 March
2001
(GMT), and does not reflect the post-burn effects. The post-burn tracks
will not be
significantly different.