George Olshesky wrote: > Wonder how long it will be until we hit catalogue #30000. A little > more than a thousand objects to go. Maybe in 2006? > Unless there is some major break-up I think it will be in 2007. From my database of satlaunches I got the following: Cat# ID Launchdate 00001 1957-01 A 19571004 01000 1965-08 B 19650211 02000 1966-10 B 19660210 03000 1967-100A 19671018 04000 1969-56 A 19690629 05000 1970-25HW 19710217 (= for 05003 1971-17 A) 06000 1972-31 A 19720416 07000 1973-106A 19731225 08000 1966-76 F 19750703 (= for 08006 1975-61 A) 09000 1975-04CJ 19760708 (= for 09006 1976-65 A) 10000 1977-34 A 19770512 11000 1978-77 B 19780807 12000 1973-86GL 19801005 (= for 12003 1980-81 A) 13000 1981-120D 19811217 14000 1977-68 G 19830417 (= for 14002 1983-33 A) 15000 1984-52 C 19840528 16000 1985-78 B 19850829 17000 1976-77EX 19861006 (= for 17001 1986-76 A) 18000 1987-44 B 19870519 19000 1976-77FH 19880324 (= for 19011 1988-25 A) 20000 1989-37 A 19890524 21000 1990-109A 19901116 22000 1992-34 A 19920625 23000 1994-11 B 19940212 24000 1994-29AV 19960731 (= for 24071 1996-43 A) 25000 1968-81 G 19971004 (= for 25002 1997-58 A) Exactly 40 years after 00001 !!! 26000 1991-68 K 19991221 (= for 26032 1999-70 A) 27000 2001-55 D 20011207 28000 1988-85AW 20031015 (= for 28043 2003-45 A) 29000 ???? ???? 30000 ???? ???? For several entries that are fragments the next launchdate and sat is given. Based on the fact that #25000 was exactly after 40 years, we get an avarage of 625 catalogued objects per year. So to get 1100 more we need 1100/625=1.76 year. Nov 2005 and 21 months gives July 2007. Greetings and clear, dark skies Leo Barhorst, Medemblik NL Cospar 4252 52.76350 N 5.09114 E 2 m ASL http://www.satlist.nl/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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