SatEvo decay list #49 (issued 1998 March 7) Here is a further set of my decay predictions and analyses of recent decays. The "Actual?" decay dates are estimates based on the final available elements. Pegasus debris are included if I predict their decay by April 15. Other objects should be complete to May 15 but I include a few larger and/or more interesting objects beyond that date. 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 elsets (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. These elset files are mirrored for anonymous FTP access from ftp://ftp.satellite.eu.org/pub/sat/mirrors/pickup/ # Designation Name ------- Decay ------- Predicted Actual? 23978 94- 29 Y STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 22? 25133 86- 17 MJ Mir deb February 23.0 25066 97- 74 D TRMM H2 r2 February 26.47 25080 97- 77 D Iridm 42 CZ-2C plat February 27.38 24329 94- 29 NE STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 27 11055 78- 94 A Cosmos 1043 February 27.71 22510 92- 93 GV SL-16 deb March 3 24004 94- 29 AZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 3 24427 94- 29 SF STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 4 25241 98- 10 G Iridium 50 deb March 5.0 19353 70- 25 PX Thorad Agena D deb March 5 24078 94- 29 DZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 7 24399 94- 29 RC STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 12 25242 98- 10 H Iridium 50 deb March 13 24900 97- 41 F C2345 SOZ ullage r March 18 19380 88- 69 D Molniya 1-73 r2 March 19? 22855 89- 89 AS COBE dev March 20 25011 97- 62 B Apstar 2R CZ-3B r March 22 18364 87- 78 F Ariane 3 deb March 25 22587 93- 11 E M-3S2 deb March 26 22774 89- 89 AK COBE deb March 28 24548 94- 29 WY STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 1 24417 94- 29 RW STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 3 25005 97- 59 B Echostar 3 Centaur r April 8? 23896 86- 17 KP Mir deb April 9 24874 97- 34 F Iridium 15 Delta r April 10 24041 94- 29 CN STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 13 19297 76-103 F Cosmos 860 deb April 21 21892 92- 19 C Navstar 24 r2 (PAM-D) April 22 20132 88- 98 C Ariane 2 deb C April 26 25142 86- 17 ML Mir deb April 26 23193 94- 47 B DBS 2 Atlas Centaur r April 28 24970 97- 56 F Iridium 15 Delta r April 29 25044 97- 69 F Iridium 43 Delta r May 1 25140 86- 17 MK Mir deb May 3 23063 89- 89 BJ COBE deb May 5 21895 92- 10 C Superbird B1 Ariane r June 24958 97- 58 C Sputnik-40 June 12519 81- 54 E Molniya 3-16 r2 July 21057 91- 3 C Italsat 1 Ariane r July 24649 96- 62 B Mars GS Delta 2 r July 24787 97- 19 B GOES 10 Centaur r July 25109 97- 82 F Iridium 45 Delta r July 24294 96- 50 D Interbol 2 Molniya-M r August 25174 98- 10 F Iridium 50 Delta r August 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/