SatEvo decay list #102 (issued 2000 July 8)
This list of my satellite decay (re-entry) predictions and analyses is posted to the SeeSat-L mailing list and to the Usenet newsgroup sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe.
In most cases, the "Actual?" decay dates are my estimates based on the published orbital element sets ("elsets") over the object's final days. Objects are included in the "Predicted" column if I anticipate their decay by 2000 August 31, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (2000) -----
Predicted Actual?
24982 94- 29 ACQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb June 24.7
8092 72- 58 DT Landsat 1 Delta 1 deb June 24.8
26380 00- 31 C Express 3a Proton platform June 25.02
17206 86- 19 BJ SPOT 1 r deb June 25.2
24175 94- 29 JA STEP-2 Pegasus deb June 25.6
26379 00- 31 B Express 3A Proton r June 26.21
11268 79- 12 A Cosmos 1077 June 26.66
26254 99- 57 EQ CBERS LM4 deb June 28
14555 81- 53 JN Cosmos 1275 deb July 1.3
1721 65- 82 CC OV2-1/LCS2 deb July 1.5
26392 00- 35 C Sirius 1 Proton platform July 1
24262 94- 29 MM STEP-2 Pegasus deb July 1.6
26391 00- 35 B Sirius 1 Proton r July 1.64 Note 2
21025 90-112 F Raduga 26 aux motor July 2.22 Note 3
20339 89- 94 B Molniya 3-36 r July 4.13
26396 00- 36 C Cosmos 2371 Proton platform July 5.87
17256 81- 58 E Cosmos 1278 deb July 6.52 Note 1
26395 00- 36 B Cosmos 2371 Proton r July 7.54
22402 92- 93 CT Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb July 9
23209 94- 50 G Cosmos 2287 aux motor July 10
24216 94- 29 KP STEP-2 Pegasus deb July 10
24085 94- 29 EG STEP-2 Pegasus deb July 12
7874 72- 58 AW Landsat 1 Delta 1 deb July 14
20698 90- 61 F Cosmos 2085 aux motor July 15
22542 92- 93 HC Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb July 15
2363 63- 14 N Westford Needles July 19
9530 74- 94 E Skynet 2B Delta 1 r2 July 19
24878 97- 35 C GPS 2R-2 r2 (PAM-D) July 26
19390 87- 20 BW Cosmos 1823 deb July 27
26357 00- 24 B USA 149 Titan 4 r July 29
25123 97- 85 A Early Bird July 31
18208 86- 19 RF SPOT 1 r deb August 1
23050 94- 21 H Cosmos 2275 aux motor August 2
15786 64- 6 G Elektron 1 deb August 3
25739 99- 26 E Terriers adapter cone August 6
24321 96- 56 C GPS 2-27 Delta 2 r2 August 9
20869 90- 81 AH FY-1B CZ deb August 13
21538 91- 46 E Gorizont 32 aux motor August 13
24043 94- 29 CQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 13
26364 86- 17 NP Mir deb August 15
24348 94- 29 NZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 17
24189 94- 29 JQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 22
20399 89-101 E Cosmos 2054 aux motor August 24
23291 85-118 N Cosmos 1710 Proton deb August 24
13967 83- 25 D Molniya 1-57 r2 August 25
26361 00- 25 B GPS 2R-4 Delta 2 r1 August 26
10362 77- 91 A Cosmos 955 September 20
25995 99- 68 B Terra Centaur r September 20
21829 91- 87 F Raduga 28 aux motor September 28
25310 98- 23 E Globalstar 6 Delta r October 2
23941 96- 37 B TOMS r October 3
23210 94- 50 H Cosmos 2287 aux motor October 7
25737 99- 26 C Terriers Pegasus stg3 October 8
25547 98- 68 B Bonum Delta 2 r October 11
14693 84- 11 E Palapa B2 r October 12
23049 94- 21 G Cosmos 2275 aux motor October 16
23954 96- 41 B GPS 2-26 Delta 2 r1 October 23
12547 81- 58 A Cosmos 1278 November
23501 95- 8 A Cosmos 2306 November
23549 95- 18 A Ofeq 3 November
25031 97- 67 B GPS II r November
25234 98- 12 B Teledesic 1 November
25390 98- 42 B Tubsat N1 November
25032 97- 67 C GPS 2-28 Delta 2 r2 December
25069 97- 75 C JCSat-5 Ariane 44P r December
25124 97- 85 B Early Bird r 2001 January
25470 98- 51 D Iridium 79 2001 February
25529 98- 66 C Iridium 85 2001 March
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