SatEvo decay list #44 (issued 1997 December 20) Below are my updated SatEvo decay analyses and predictions. The "Actual?" decay dates are my estimates based on the final available elements. Pegasus debris are included if I predict their decay by January 31; other objects are included to February 28. This and other recent decay lists are available on the WWW via my SatEvo page at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/ In addition you can find current elements (auto-updated every three hours or so) for the still-to-decay objects below, together with other objects of interest, including Mir, all of the Iridiums and recently launched/catalogued objects. # Designation Name ------- Decay ------- Predicted Actual? 24344 94- 29 NV STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 1 24397 94- 29 RA STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 3 23892 89- 17 KL Mir debris December 3.7 25073 97- 76 C Astra 1G Proton platform December 3.78 25072 97- 76 B Astra 1G Proton r December 5.25 24994 94- 29 ADB STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 5 18738 87- 20 R Cosmos 1823 deb December 5.6 24486 94- 29 UK STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 6 24560 94- 29 XL STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 6 24588 94- 29 YQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 6 25075 94- 29 ADH STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 7 24039 94- 29 CL STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 8 25089 97- 79 B Cosmos 2347 Tsiklon-2 r December 9.80 23899 89- 17 KS Mir debris December 10.07 23703 89- 17 JU Mir debris December 11.4 24120 94- 29 FT STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 11 24975 94- 29 ACH STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 11 24403 94- 29 RG STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 12 25081 97- 77 E Iridium CZ-2C deb December 12.7 25084 97- 77 H Iridium CZ-2C deb December 12.8 25082 97- 77 F Iridium CZ-2C deb December 13.3 22820 89- 89 AN COBE deb December 13.5 24575 94- 29 YB STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 13 25083 97- 77 G Iridium CZ-2C deb December 13.70 12920 81-105 E SL-6 r2 December 15 25092 97- 72 D Resurs-F1M deb December 15 24902 97- 42 B Agila 2 CZ-3B r December 16.8 25093 97- 72 E Resurs-F1M deb December 16.8 25094 97- 72 F Resurs-F1M deb December 19.0 23693 89- 17 JQ Mir debris December 19 23722 95- 63 F SL-12 r (aux motor) December 19 24526 94- 29 WA STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 19 24750 91- 3 J Ariane 44L deb December 19 25096 97- 80 B C 2348 Soyuz-U r December 20.6 24939 94- 29 ACB STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 21 24386 94- 29 QP STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 22 24692 94- 29 ABA STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 22 Note 1 25091 97- 72 C Resurs-F1M deb December 22 21862 92- 5 G SL-12 r (aux motor) December 24 11758 80- 28 A Cosmos 1172 December 25? 24553 94- 29 XD STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 28 24952 89- 17 ME Mir debris December 28 24877 97- 35 B GPS SVN43 r January 3 17189 86- 19 AT Ariane 1 deb January 5 24927 97- 48 C Long March 2 deb January 5 24536 94- 29 WL STEP-2 Pegasus deb January 7 22848 92- 38 D Scout G-1 deb January 9 24119 94- 29 FS STEP-2 Pegasus deb January 10 8997 75- 4 CF Delta 1 deb January 13 18999 63- 14 DT Westford Needles deb January 13 25079 97- 77 C Iridium CZ-2C r January 13 24518 94- 29 VS STEP-2 Pegasus deb January 14 22770 89- 89 AF COBE deb January 16 22773 89- 89 AJ COBE deb January 17 23785 96- 8 B NEAR r January 18 22510 92- 93 GV SL-16 deb January 21 24567 94- 29 XT STEP-2 Pegasus deb January 24 24885 97- 34 H Iridium deb January 25 23978 94- 29 Y STEP-2 Pegasus deb January 26 19353 70- 25 PX Thorad Agena D deb January 29 25037 86- 17 MG Mir debris January 28 24220 94- 29 KT STEP-2 Pegasus deb January 31 22628 93- 11 F M-3S2 deb February 1 25036 86- 17 MF Mir deb February 5 25080 97- 77 D Iridium CZ-2C deb February 5 25038 86- 17 MH Mir debris February 14 22774 89- 89 AK COBE deb February 21 11055 78- 94 A Cosmos 1043 February 23 Note 1. No recent elsets. Alan -- Alan Pickup | COSPAR site 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl Edinburgh | Home: alan@wingar.demon.co.uk +44 (0)131 477 9144 Scotland | SatEvo satellite page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/