SatEvo Decay List #111


SatEvo decay list #111 (issued 2001 January 21)

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 March 15, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.

   #    Designation    Name              ----- Decay (2000) -----
                                            Predicted   Actual?
                                                       2000
 24089   94- 29 EL  STEP-2 Pegasus deb             December 29.1
 26051   93-  9 D   OXP 1 Pegasus deb              December 29? Note 2
 26252   99- 57 EN  CBERS LM4 deb                  December 29.5
 24154   94- 29 HD  STEP-2 Pegasus deb             December 29.9
 25529   98- 66 C   Iridium 85                     December 30.86
 24181   94- 29 JG  STEP-2 Pegasus deb             December 31.5
                                                       2001
 25553   64- 49 H   Cosmos 41 deb                   January  1
  4584   70- 85 B   Meteor 1-6 r                    January  1.52
 24458   94- 29 TF  STEP-2 Pegasus deb              January  1.9
 23854   96- 25 B   Cosmos 2332 r                   January  4.91
 22925   93- 72 E   Gorizont 29 aux mot             January  6.05
 22465   92- 93 FE  C 2227 Zenit deb                January  6.3
 25224   87- 68 BB  Metr 2-16 Tsyklon deb           January  9.8 Note 1
 26318   99- 57 HB  CBERS LM4 deb                   January 10.8
 26458   99- 57 LD  CBERS LM4 deb                   January 11.0
 16243   85-105 D   Cosmos 1701 r                   January 11.64
  4647   70- 25 AF  Nimbus 4 ThAg deb               January 11.7
 12196   78- 26 AM  Landsat 3 Delta 1 deb           January 12.1
 24745   97- 10 B   Zeya r                          January 12.32
 22659   93- 32 C   GPS 2-20 r2                     January 12.81
 26421   99- 57 JS  CBERS LM4 deb                   January 13.2
 16110   85- 90 A   Cosmos 1689                     January 14.37
 26325   99- 57 HJ  CBERS LM4 deb                   January 15.1
 14520   83-114 D   Molniya 1-59 r2                 January 15?  Note 1
 26223   99- 57 DM  CBERS LM4 deb                   January 16.5 Note 1
 15758   68- 91 CZ  Cosmos 249 deb                  January 20.1 Note 1
 26665   01-  1 B   Shenzhou 2 CZ-2F r              January 20.48
 26499   00- 31 E   Express 3A aux motor            January 21.05
                                              2001
 23982   94- 29 AC  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 21.3
 22452   92- 93 ER  C 2227 Zenit deb       January 22
 24455   95- 58 H   C 2322 Zenit deb       January 23
 14915   78- 26 GQ  Landsat 3 Delta 1 deb  January 24
 20456   77- 65 GD  GMS 1 Dlt deb          January 24
 25576   65-109 G   Transit 10 deb         January 27
 24176   94- 29 JB  STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 28
 23976   94- 29 W   STEP-2 Pegasus deb     January 29
 24361   94- 29 PN  STEP-2 Pegasus deb    February  1
 26263   99- 57 EZ  CBERS LM4 deb         February  1
 25313   98- 24 C   Nilesat Ariane 44P r  February  3
 25451   87- 68 BY  Metr 2-16 Tsyklon deb February  4
 25076   96- 49 H   Fast Pegasus deb      February  6
 26649   99- 57 LF  CBERS LM4 deb         February  6
  3560   68- 97 N   Cosmos 252 deb        February  8
 26097   00-  4 N   Picosat deb           February  8
 26663   99- 57 LV  CBERS LM4 deb         February  8
 26303   86- 73 D   NOAA 10 deb           February  9
  8432   72- 58 FM  Landsat 1 Delta 1 deb February 12
 26606   00- 71 B   Navstar 49 Delta 2 r  February 13
 16939   86- 68 D   Molniya 1-68 r2       February 14
 26537   83- 44 FR  Cosmos 1461 deb       February 14
  3687   68- 97 AE  Cosmos 252 deb        February 16
 23419   94- 77 K   Cosmos 2297 deb       February 16
 25314   98- 24 D   Nilesat Ariane Spelda February 18
 16125   85- 91 D   Molniya 3-26 r2       February 20
 25720   89-100 BR  C 2053 Tsyklon-3 deb  February 21
 26328   99- 57 HM  CBERS LM4 deb         February 22
 16112   85- 91 A   Molniya 3-26          February 23?
 22986   94-  8 F   Raduga 1-3 Proton deb February 24
 12948   81- 53 EC  Cosmos 1275 deb          March  2
 22521   93- 11 A   Astro D                  March  4
 22466   92- 93 FF  Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb    March  5
 17152   86- 19 AF  Spot 1 Ariane 1 deb      March  6
 26062   00-  4 B   OCS                      March  6
 26327   99- 57 HL  CBERS LM4 deb            March  8
  4215   69- 82 CE  OPS 1807 ThAg deb        March 10
  4620   70- 89 G   Cosmos 374 deb           March 10
 24217   94- 29 KQ  STEP-2 Pegasus deb       March 10
 23019   94- 14 A   Koronas 1                March 11
 14361   81- 53 HX  Cosmos 1275 deb          March 12
 20094   89- 48 F   Raduga 1-1 aux motor     March 12
 19733   88-115 D   Molniya 1-74 r2          March 27
 23029   94- 16 C   GPS 2-24 r2              March 27
 23133   94- 35 B   UHF F/O 3 r              March 28
 15957   85- 70 E   Raduga 16 aux motor      April
 16609   86- 17 A   Mir                      April    Note 3
 22233   92- 79 C   GPS 2-16 r2              April
 25013   97- 63 A   STEP M4                  April
  5143   71- 31 B   Meteor 1-8 r               May
 11458   79- 67 B   Cosmos 1116 r              May
 25107   97- 82 D   Iridium 48                 May
 11252   79-  5 B   Meteor 1-29 r             June

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Last updated: 2001 January 21