SatEvo Decay List #110


SatEvo decay list #110 (issued 2000 December 29)

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 2001 February 20, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.

   #    Designation    Name              ----- Decay (2000) -----
                                            Predicted   Actual?
 22380   92- 93 BV  C 2227 Zenit deb               December  9.9
 24743   97-  9 B   Intelsat 801 Ariane r          December 12.41
 25124   97- 85 B   Early Bird r                   December 12.73
 26417   99- 57 JN  CBERS LM4 deb                  December 12.9
 25422   98- 46 K   Orbcomm 13 Peg r2              December 14.34
 16480   79- 17 FE  Solwind deb                    December 16.7
 17628   81- 53 LA  Cosmos 1275 deb                December 17.1
 26433   99- 57 KE  CBERS LM4 deb                  December 18.5
 22067   92- 47 H   C 2204 Proton r2               December 19.30
 19830   78-100 AN  C 1045 SL-14 deb               December 19.7
 24221   94- 29 KU  STEP-2 Pegasus deb             December 20.3
 18719   87-109 E   Ekran 17 aux motor             December 20.89
  4618   70- 89 E   Cosmos 374 deb                 December 23.1
 24140   94- 29 GP  STEP-2 Pegasus deb             December 26.4
 15538   71- 15 CV  Cosmos 397 deb                 December 27.1
 26153   99- 57 AP  CBERS LM4 deb                  December 28.3  Note 1
 24429   94- 29 SH  STEP-2 Pegasus deb             December 28.6  Note 1
  4392   70- 34 B   Mao 1 CZ-1 r                   December 29.23
 24089   94- 29 EL  STEP-2 Pegasus deb    December 29
 24154   94- 29 HD  STEP-2 Pegasus deb    December 29
 26051   93-  9 D   OXP 1 Pegasus deb     December 29? Note 2
 26252   99- 57 EN  CBERS LM4 deb         December 29
 25529   98- 66 C   Iridium 85            December 30.7
 24181   94- 29 JG  STEP-2 Pegasus deb    December 31
                                              2001
  4584   70- 85 B   Meteor 1-6 r           January  1
 24458   94- 29 TF  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January  1
 25553   64- 49 H   Cosmos 41 deb          January  1
 22465   92- 93 FE  C 2227 Zenit deb       January  4
 23854   96- 25 B   Cosmos 2332 r          January  4
 20456   77- 65 GD  GMS 1 Dlt deb          January  5? Note 2
 25224   87- 68 BB  Metr 2-16 Tsyklon deb  January  5
 26458   99- 57 LD  CBERS LM4 deb          January  7
  4647   70- 25 AF  Nimbus 4 ThAg deb      January  8
 16243   85-105 D   Cosmos 1701 r          January  8
 26318   99- 57 HB  CBERS LM4 deb          January  8
 12196   78- 26 AM  Landsat 3 Delta 1 deb  January  9
 14915   78- 26 GQ  Landsat 3 Delta 1 deb  January  9
 22925   93- 72 E   Gorizont 29 aux mot    January  9
 24745   97- 10 B   Zeya r                 January  9
 26421   99- 57 JS  CBERS LM4 deb          January  9
 14520   83-114 D   Molniya 1-59 r2        January 10
 22659   93- 32 C   GPS 2-20 r2            January 10
 16110   85- 90 A   Cosmos 1689            January 11
 26325   99- 57 HJ  CBERS LM4 deb          January 11
 25576   65-109 G   Transit 10 deb         January 12
 26223   99- 57 DM  CBERS LM4 deb          January 12
 24176   94- 29 JB  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 18
 24455   95- 58 H   C 2322 Zenit deb       January 18
 25451   87- 68 BY  Metr 2-16 Tsyklon deb  January 18
 15758   68- 91 CZ  Cosmos 249 deb         January 20
 22452   92- 93 ER  C 2227 Zenit deb       January 21
 24217   94- 29 KQ  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 23
 23982   94- 29 AC  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 26
 24361   94- 29 PN  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 27
  3687   68- 97 AE  Cosmos 252 deb         January 30
 26303   86- 73 D   NOAA 10 deb            January 30
 25313   98- 24 C   Nilesat Ariane 44P r  February  3
 26097   00-  4 N   Picosat deb           February  3
 26606   00- 71 B   Navstar 49 Delta 2 r  February  4
  8432   72- 58 FM  Landsat 1 Delta 1 deb February  6
 25720   89-100 BR  C 2053 Tsyklon-3 deb  February  8
 26537   83- 44 FR  Cosmos 1461 deb       February  9
 16112   85- 91 A   Molniya 3-26          February 10
 26328   99- 57 HM  CBERS LM4 deb         February 10
 25314   98- 24 D   Nilesat Ariane Spelda February 11
 26062   00-  4 B   OCS                   February 11
 16125   85- 91 D   Molniya 3-26 r2       February 12
 26263   99- 57 EZ  CBERS LM4 deb         February 12
 22986   94-  8 F   Raduga 1-3 Proton deb February 13
 24385   94- 29 QN  STEP-2 Pegasus deb    February 14
  3560   68- 97 N   Cosmos 252 deb        February 17
 20094   89- 48 F   Raduga 1-1 aux motor  February 17
 25076   96- 49 H   Fast Pegasus deb      February 17
 16939   86- 68 D   Molniya 1-68 r2       February 18
 22521   93- 11 A   Astro D               February 18
 23419   94- 77 K   Cosmos 2297 deb       February 21
 23019   94- 14 A   Koronas 1             February 24
 15957   85- 70 E   Raduga 16 aux motor      March 17
 22233   92- 79 C   GPS 2-16 r2              March 19
 16609   86- 17 A   Mir                      March 21  Note 3
 19733   88-115 D   Molniya 1-74 r2          March 27
 23029   94- 16 C   GPS 2-24 r2              March 27
 25013   97- 63 A   STEP M4                  March 31
  5143   71- 31 B   Meteor 1-8 r             April
 23133   94- 35 B   UHF F/O 3 r              April
 11458   79- 67 B   Cosmos 1116 r              May
 25107   97- 82 D   Iridium 48                 May
 11252   79-  5 B   Meteor 1-29 r              May

Notes


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Last updated: 2000 December 29