SatEvo Decay List #103


SatEvo decay list #103 (issued 2000 August 3)

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 September 20, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.

   #    Designation    Name              ----- Decay (2000) -----
                                            Predicted   Actual?

 22402   92- 93 CT  Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb              July  9.6
 24216   94- 29 KP  STEP-2 Pegasus deb                 July 10.2
 23209   94- 50 G   Cosmos 2287 aux motor              July 10.66
 24085   94- 29 EG  STEP-2 Pegasus deb                 July 12.4
  7874   72- 58 AW  Landsat 1 Delta 1 deb              July 14.0
 22542   92- 93 HC  Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb              July 15.7
 20698   90- 61 F   Cosmos 2085 aux motor              July 16.34
 26401   00- 37 B   Zvezda Proton-K r                  July 17.74
  9530   74- 94 E   Skynet 2B Delta 1 r2               July 18.22
 26434   99- 57 KF  CBERS LM4 deb                      July 18?
 19390   87- 20 BW  Cosmos 1823 deb                    July 21.8
 24878   97- 35 C   GPS 2R-2 r2 (PAM-D)                July 23.49
  2363   63- 14 N   Westford Needles                   July 23.8
 18208   86- 19 RF  SPOT 1 r deb                       July 25.6
 23050   94- 21 H   Cosmos 2275 aux motor              July 25.79
 26357   00- 24 B   USA 149 Titan 4 r                  July 27.49
 26437   99- 57 KJ  CBERS LM4 deb                      July 28.7
 25123   97- 85 A   Early Bird                         July 27.62
 26435   99- 57 KG  CBERS LM4 deb                      July 31   Note 1
 25739   99- 26 E   Terriers adapter cone            August  1.2 Note 1
 20869   90- 81 AH  FY-1B CZ deb                     August  2.4 Note 1
 26418   99- 57 JP  CBERS LM4 deb                    August  3?  Note 1
 24043   94- 29 CQ  STEP-2 Pegasus deb      August  4.0
 26440   99- 57 KM  CBERS LM4 deb           August  4.6
 24189   94- 29 JQ  STEP-2 Pegasus deb      August  5
 24348   94- 29 NZ  STEP-2 Pegasus deb      August  5
 15786   64-  6 G   Elektron 1 deb          August  7
 26364   86- 17 NP  Mir deb                 August  7
 26419   99- 57 JQ  CBERS LM4 deb           August  9
 26047   89-  1 N   Glonass 40 Proton deb   August 12
 26420   99- 57 JR  CBERS LM4 deb           August 13
 24190   94- 29 JR  STEP-2 Pegasus deb      August 16
 22540   92- 93 HA  Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb   August 17
 13967   83- 25 D   Molniya 1-57 r2         August 19
 23291   85-118 N   Cosmos 1710 Proton deb  August 19
 24321   96- 56 C   GPS 2-27 Delta 2 r2     August 22
 22968   94-  2 F   GALS 1 aux motor        August 23
 20399   89-101 E   Cosmos 2054 aux motor   August 26
 26361   00- 25 B   GPS 2R-4 Delta 2 r1     August 26
 24032   94- 29 CD  STEP-2 Pegasus deb      August 28
 21389   75- 52 DK  Nimbus 6 Delta 1 deb    August 29
 23650   95- 17 E   Orbcomm 1 Pegasus deb   August 29
 25813   89-101 K   Cos 2354 Proton deb  September  3
 21538   91- 46 E   Gorizont 32 aux mot  September  4
 25497   85- 56 F   Giotto Ariane 1 deb  September  6
 20021   89- 16 N   M-3S2 deb            September  8
 23941   96- 37 B   TOMS r               September  8
 10362   77- 91 A   Cosmos 955           September  9
 25180   87- 68 F   Met 2-16 Tsyklon deb September 12
 21690   90-105 AE  DMSP F10 deb         September 14
 23049   94- 21 G   Cosmos 2275 aux mot  September 14
 25310   98- 23 E   Globalstar 6 Delta r September 14
 26136   99- 57 Y   CBERS LM4 deb        September 14
 25995   99- 68 B   Terra Centaur r      September 17
 24984   94- 29 ACS STEP-2 Pegasus deb   September 19
 26431   99- 57 KC  CBERS LM4 deb        September 20
 14693   84- 11 E   Palapa B2 r          September 26
 12547   81- 58 A   Cosmos 1278          September 27
 23210   94- 50 H   Cosmos 2287 aux mot  September 29
 25737   99- 26 C   Terriers Peg stg3    September 30
 25547   98- 68 B   Bonum Delta 2 r        October 10
 23954   96- 41 B   GPS 2-26 Delta 2 r1    October 15
 25234   98- 12 B   Teledesic 1            October 20
 25031   97- 67 B   GPS II r               October 27
 25390   98- 42 B   Tubsat N1              October 29
 26408   00- 40 B   GPS 2R-5 Delta 2 r1    October 29
 21829   91- 87 F   Raduga 28 aux motor    October 30
 23501   95-  8 A   Cosmos 2306           November
 23549   95- 18 A   Ofeq 3                November
 25032   97- 67 C   GPS 2-28 Delta 2 r2   November
 25069   97- 75 C   JCSat-5 Ariane 44P r  November
 25124   97- 85 B   Early Bird r      2001 January
 25470   98- 51 D   Iridium 79        2001 January
 25529   98- 66 C   Iridium 85        2001 January

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