SatEvo decay list #37 (issued 1997 August 30) Here are my current 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 October 15; other objects are included to November 15. This and other recent decay lists are available on the WWW via my SatEvo page at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/ There you can also find current elements (updated every three hours or so) for all the still-to-decay objects below, plus other objects of interest, including Mir, Iridiums (until deployed) and recently launched/catalogued objects. # Designation Name ------- Decay ------- Predicted Actual? 24896 97- 41 C Cos 2345 debris August 15.5? 24895 97- 41 B Cos 2345 Proton-K r August 16.87 24265 94- 29 MQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 17 24465 94- 29 TN STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 19 23676 95- 52 A Cosmos 2321 August 21.56 24192 94- 29 JT STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 21 24334 94- 29 NK STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 22 24422 94- 29 SA STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 26 19057 63- 14 EE Westford Needles deb August 27 24918 97- 46 C PAS-5 Proton-K deb August 28.89 24917 97- 46 B PAS-5 Proton-K r August 29.86 24049 94- 29 CW STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 31 24922 97- 43 G Iridium deb August 31 20389 89-100 A Cosmos 2053 September 2 22776 89- 89 AM COBE deb September 3 23983 94- 29 AD STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 3 24923 97- 43 H Iridium deb September 4 24485 94- 29 UJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 6 24823 94- 29 ABV STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 7 24253 94- 29 MC STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 8 24478 94- 29 UB STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 9 19052 63- 14 EB Westford Needles deb September 10? 24513 94- 29 VM STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 10 24448 94- 29 SQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 11 22771 89- 89 AG COBE deb September 12 24882 97- 34 G Iridium deb September 13 23783 86- 17 JV Mir deb September 16 24564 94- 29 XQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 16 24055 94- 29 DC STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 18 24608 94- 29 ZL STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 18 24623 94- 29 AAB STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 21 24687 94- 29 AAV STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 26 24924 97- 43 J Iridium deb September 27 24044 94- 29 CR STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 28 24015 94- 29 BL STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 3 22450 92- 93 EP SL-16 deb October 5 24450 94- 29 SS STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 5 24621 94- 29 ZZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 5 24492 94- 29 UR STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 6 24855 95- 28 G Cosmos 2313 deb October 11 24884 97- 37 B OrbView 2 Pegasus r October 12 24855 95- 28 E Cosmos 2313 deb October 14 24909 97- 44 A Lewis October 17 23080 89- 89 CB COBE deb October 19 23912 89- 17 LA Mir deb October 24 24908 97- 43 F Iridium Delta 2 r November 1 24910 97- 44 B LMLV-1 November 10 21863 92- 5 H SL-12 r (aux motor) November 13 Note 1. #21862 = 92- 5 G (SL-12 r aux motor) is no longer predicted to decay during the period. Recent elsets show its perigee between 105 and 120 km, but I now expect decay in early 1998. 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/