At 21:33 26-12-97 +0000, you wrote: >Igor's post is the first indication I've seen that AsiaSat is to be >subject to a de-orbit burn. My comments above (re surviving into the That would be the first satellite in GTO orbit which would be de-orbited, I think. Is there enough propellant to do so, or will they manoeuvre the satellite into a lower perigee so it will decay naturally at a faster rate ? I tried to observe the satellite at a range of +-5000km but didn't see it. Conditions were not very favorable(clouds, light etc). Are there any observations already ? Tristan Cools tcools@nic.INbe.net BWGS Member - Belgian Working Group Satellites Observing at: Damse Vaart: 3.2486E/51.2279N Rijckevelde: 3.2867E/51.2054N Brugge: 3.1611E/51.2108N