SatEvo decay list #44

Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 20 Dec 1997 15:45:01 +0000

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
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