NAASA OIG 60-day decay forecast

Bjoern Gimle (bjorn@tt-tech.se)
Thu, 04 Dec 1997 17:30:27 +0100

Last week's issue is very interesting - they seem to wish us
a Happy New Year with lots of fireworks:

Subject:  Sixty Day Decay Forecast

   Date:  November 28, 1997

Effective November 26, 1997 the objects listed below are forecasted to decay
within the next 60 days on the date indicated:

International                             Catalog  Forecasted    
Designation    Name                       Number   Decay Date    

1994-029AF     PEGASUS DEB                23985    December    31
1996-068B      DELTA 2 R/B(1)             24668    December    31
....(35 more decays on New Year's Eve)
1994-029YB     PEGASUS DEB                24575    December    31
1994-029XL     PEGASUS DEB                24560    December    31

The following are NASA spacecraft decaying within the time frame of this
report:

     None.
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