SatEvo decay list #64 (issued 1998 October 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.
Publication of this list was delayed due to my participation in the Eurosom 3 conference, held in Edinburgh over the weekend of October 24/25. I intend to post the next list about November 14.
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 December 16, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ---- Decay (1998/9) ----
Predicted Actual?
24533 94- 29 WH STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 7
24250 94- 29 LZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 8
24456 95- 71 C Cosmos 2326 deb October 9.6
23202 94- 49 D BzlSt B1 Ariane deb October 10.0
25487 98- 54 C Molniya 1T? platform October 10.28
24396 94- 29 QZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 13
25486 98- 54 B Molniya 1T? Molniya r October 14.13
24058 94- 29 DF STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 17
17342 86- 19 DP SPOT 1 Ariane 1 deb October 17.9
23771 95- 11 J SFU deb October 18.1
20116 89- 52 F Gorizont 18 aux motor October 18.22
24691 94- 29 AAZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 19
24783 95- 8 J Cosmos 2306 deb October 20.2
25052 97- 71 D Sirius 2 deb (Spelda) October 21.4
22683 89- 89 E COBE deb October 21
25474 98- 52 B PanAmSat 7 Ariane 44LP r October 26.22
25513 98- 62 B Progress M-40 Soyuz r October 26.71
20979 90-105 B DMSP F10 deb October 27
24030 94- 29 CB STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 27
24698 94- 29 ABG STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 27
22920 90- 37 C HST array October 28.2
24232 94- 29 LF STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 28
24090 94- 29 EM STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 29
18872 77- 65 FW Himawari 1 Delta deb October 30?
23084 89- 89 CF COBE deb October 31
24785 95- 8 L Cosmos 2306 deb November 1
25100 97- 58 D Inspektor November 1.7
24789 95- 8 M Cosmos 2306 deb November 2
24077 94- 29 DY STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 6
24850 94- 29 ACA STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 6
24142 94- 29 GR STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 7
25335 94- 29 ADL STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 7
25483 98- 53 J Orbcomm 21 Pegasus r November 7
25457 87- 68 CE Meteor 2-16 deb November 9
25231 87- 68 BJ Meteor 2-16 deb November 11
23078 89- 89 BZ COBE deb November 10?
24087 94- 29 EJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 11
24782 95- 8 H Cosmos 2306 deb November 11
20546 90- 28 A Pegsat November 14
22528 93- 10 H C 2234 aux motor November 16
24218 94- 29 KR STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 16
25251 87- 68 BU Meteor 2-16 deb November 17
23067 89- 89 BN COBE deb November 20
24520 94- 29 VU STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 20
25458 87- 68 CF Meteor 2-16 deb November 23
23316 94- 65 D Solidar. Ariane deb November 24
24781 95- 8 G Cosmos 2306 deb November 25
25229 87- 68 BG Meteor 2-16 deb November 25?
23772 95- 11 K SFU deb November 26
23083 89- 89 CE COBE deb November 27
23101 94- 28 A MSTI 2 November 27
25294 86- 17 MQ Mir VDU November 28
24463 94- 29 TL STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 29
22439 92- 93 EG C 2227 Zenit deb November 30
25247 87- 68 BQ Meteor 2-16 deb November 30
24237 94- 29 LL STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 2
24603 94- 29 ZF STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 2
25230 87- 68 BH Meteor 2-16 deb December 2
25232 87- 68 BK Meteor 2-16 deb December 2
8368 75-100 C GEOS 1 Delta 1 r2 December 5
21337 75- 52 BF Nimbus 6 Delta deb December 6
24069 94- 29 DS STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 6
25455 87- 68 CC Meteor 2-16 deb December 7
24008 94- 29 BD STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 9
24816 95- 71 D Cosmos 2326 deb December 11
24101 94- 29 EY STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 12
25190 87- 68 R Meteor 2-16 deb December 12
4583 70- 85 A Meteor 1-6 December 13
11240 79- 4 A Molniya 3-11 December
21148 91- 17 B Lacrosse 2 r January
25120 97- 84 J Orbcomm 8 Pegasus r January
25421 98- 46 J Orbcomm 13 Pegasus r January Note 1
23907 96- 29 B NOSS 2-3 r February
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