In message <19971205040836.AAA1418@ip010160000082.nbtel.net>, sbolton <sbolton@nbnet.nb.ca> writes >As I live in eastern Canada I am following this decay with interest. >Allan Pickup's last post puzzles me a bit. Satspy 2.5 using his latest >elements shows 25072 making a pass in my northern sky at 02:53 local (6:53 >UT). Is there no chance for decay that orbit? The sky is clear and I'll post >at 0700 UT with the observation. Yes, there are/were other passes on earlier orbits, but... The latest elsets from OIG are: Astra 1G Proton-K r 146 x 120 km 1 25072U 97076B 97339.15604667 .20972267 49330+0 13235-3 0 90148 2 25072 51.5899 56.4290 0019981 280.5160 79.2589 16.52400384 363 Astra 1G Proton-K r 128 x 113 km 1 25072U 97076B 97339.21645486 .55681634 54665+1 20658-3 0 90158 2 25072 51.5841 56.0667 0011438 248.9397 110.9380 16.57138357 379 These have it running 9.9 and 20.0 seconds early against the "9012" evolution in my previous post. I suspect that decay occurred on the final rev above, possibly southbound over the equator at 05:55 UTC about 73 deg E (Indian Ocean, to the S of India). 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/