SatEvo decay list #120 (issued 2001 November 21)
This list of my satellite decay (re-entry) predictions is posted to the SeeSat-L mailing list and to the Usenet newsgroup sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe.
The predicted decay dates, based on each object's published orbital element sets ("elsets"), are included until 2001 December 31, although some larger and/or more interesting objects are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name Predicted decay
2001
19220 88- 51 F Meteosat P2 r November 22.6
23740 95- 68 G Glonass 79 aux motor November 22.9
24149 94- 29 GY STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 24
26427 99- 57 JY CBERS LM4 deb November 24
11155 78-117 A Cosmos 1063 November 25
26971 01- 50 B Molniya 3-52 r1 November 27
26963 78- 64 K Seasat 1 deb November 28
26204 99- 57 CS CBERS LM4 deb November 29
275 61- 15 CP Transit 4A deb November 30
16878 79- 17 JF Solwind deb November 30
26875 01- 32 C Koronas-F deb December 1
24259 94- 29 MJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 2
24317 96- 49 C FAST Pegasus deb December 2
26877 01- 32 E Koronas-F deb December 2
21867 92- 7 A JERS 1 December 3
26292 99- 57 GE CBERS LM4 deb December 4
4444 69- 82 ER OPS 1807 ThAg deb December 5
24339 94- 29 NQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 5
20610 90- 43 D Macsat 1 Scout deb December 6
17123 86- 19 T Spot 1 Ariane 1 deb December 7
19108 63- 14 EH Westford Needles deb December 7
24199 94- 29 KA STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 8
25155 98- 6 D Inmarsat 3-F5 Spelda December 8
11216 76-120 AT Cosmos 880 deb December 9
26426 99- 57 JX CBERS LM4 deb December 9
24014 94- 29 BK STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 10
5591 71- 15 BZ Cosmos 397 deb December 13
20052 89- 43 A Molniya 3-35 December 15?
22298 92- 93 N Cos 2227 Zenit deb December 18
24766 94- 29 ABL STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 20
26872 01- 31 B GOES 12 Atlas 2a r December 20
21267 91- 32 B NOAA 12 deb December 21
24318 96- 49 D FAST Pegasus deb December 21
26925 91- 50 G ERS-1 Ariane 40 deb December 21? Note 1
4802 70-109 B Diamant B r December 22
26201 99- 57 CP CBERS LM4 deb December 22
24212 94- 29 KK STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 23
3717 68- 97 AU Cosmos 252 deb December 24
26784 71-120 J Meteor 1-10 SL-3 deb December 24
25191 87- 68 S Met 2-16 Tsyklon deb December 25
4944 70- 25 GE Nimbus 4 ThAg deb December 26
20307 78-100 AS Cos 1045 SL-14 deb December 26
24610 94- 29 ZN STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 26
8309 74- 89 BS NOAA 4 Thorad Dlt deb December 28
26966 94- 77 L Cos 2297 Zenit deb December 28
24133 94- 29 GG STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 30
26797 89-101 S Cos 2054 Proton deb December 31
2002
11932 80- 69 A Cosmos 1206 January 7
11056 78- 94 B Cosmos 1043 r January 10
23733 95- 67 D Telecom 2C Spelda January 12
24736 96- 10 F Raduga 33 aux motor January 15
14319 83- 90 D Molniya 3-21 r2 January 15
21987 92- 31 A EUVE January 23
19544 88- 90 D Molniya 3-33 r2 January 25
26625 00- 76 B Anik F1 Ariane 44L r January 25
22013 92- 38 B Sampex r January 26
25988 99- 65 J Orbcomm 30 Pegasus r2 January 30
11600 79- 93 A Cosmos 1143 February
26501 00- 49 E Raduga-1 5 aux motor February
11269 79- 12 B Cosmos 1077 r February
21141 91- 15 C Ariane 44LP r February
1843 65-106 A Cosmos 100 February
23009 94- 10 B Dummy mass February
11556 79- 70 D Molniya 1-44 r2 February
24779 97- 18 A Minisat-01 February
26641 00- 81 D Astra 2D Ariane 5 r March
23742 95- 69 B Galaxy 3R Centaur r March
24645 96- 61 A SAC-B/HETE + r April
2129 66- 26 B P-35-15 r April
22780 93- 54 B GPS 2-22 r1 April
25987 99- 65 H Orbcomm 30 Pegasus r1 April
25389 98- 42 A Tubsat N April
11821 80- 44 A Cosmos 1184 May
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