SatEvo decay list #65 (issued 1998 November 14)
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.
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 31, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ---- Decay (1998/9) ----
Predicted Actual?
24090 94- 29 EM STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 29
18872 77- 65 FW Himawari 1 Delta deb October 30?
25100 97- 58 D Inspektor November 1.85
24785 95- 8 L Cosmos 2306 deb November 2.31
24789 95- 8 M Cosmos 2306 deb November 3.0
24850 94- 29 ACA STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 4?
25524 98- 65 C PAS 8 Proton platform November 4.8?
23084 89- 89 CF COBE deb November 5
25523 98- 65 B PAS 8 Proton r November 6.04
24077 94- 29 DY STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 6
25457 87- 68 CE Meteor 2-16 deb November 7?
25483 98- 53 J Orbcomm 21 Pegasus r November 7.56
24142 94- 29 GR STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 8
24087 94- 29 EJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 10
25231 87- 68 BJ Meteor 2-16 deb November 11
25335 94- 29 ADL STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 11?
24782 95- 8 H Cosmos 2306 deb November 12.6
24218 94- 29 KR STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 13?
24520 94- 29 VU STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 13?
20546 90- 28 A Pegsat November 14.21
23067 89- 89 BN COBE deb November 14?
25229 87- 68 BG Meteor 2-16 deb November 17?
22528 93- 10 H C 2234 aux motor November 18
25251 87- 68 BU Meteor 2-16 deb November 18
24069 94- 29 DS STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 19
24269 94- 29 MU STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 19
23078 89- 89 BZ COBE deb November 20?
24942 94- 29 ACE STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 21
24603 94- 29 ZF STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 22
25458 87- 68 CF Meteor 2-16 deb November 22
23772 95- 11 K SFU deb November 24
24781 95- 8 G Cosmos 2306 deb November 24
24008 94- 29 BD STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 25
21337 75- 52 BF Nimbus 6 Delta deb November 26
23101 94- 28 A MSTI 2 November 26
23316 94- 65 D Solidar. Ariane deb November 26
24237 94- 29 LL STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 27
25294 86- 17 MQ Mir VDU November 28
25232 87- 68 BK Meteor 2-16 deb December 2
22439 92- 93 EG C 2227 Zenit deb December 3
8368 75-100 C GEOS 1 Delta 1 r2 December 4
11240 79- 4 A Molniya 3-11 December 6
24101 94- 29 EY STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 6
24816 95- 71 D Cosmos 2326 deb December 6
25210 87- 68 AM Meteor 2-16 deb December 6
24264 94- 29 MP STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 7
3508 68- 91 E Cosmos 249 deb December 12
22928 93- 77 B Telstar 401 Centaur r December 12
24542 94- 29 WS STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 14
25230 87- 68 BH Meteor 2-16 deb December 14
25247 87- 68 BQ Meteor 2-16 deb December 16
9794 70- 102 F Cosmos 381 r deb December 17
25362 94- 29 ADP STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 18?
23083 89- 89 CE COBE deb December 22?
24345 94- 29 NW STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 22
24159 94- 29 HJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 23
3381 65- 82 MT OV2-1/LCS 2 deb December 24
9974 68- 97 DW Cosmos 252 deb December 24
25213 87- 68 AQ Meteor 2-16 deb December 24
4583 70- 85 A Meteor 1-6 December 25
4610 70- 25 N Nimbus 4 Agena deb December 25
2988 65- 82 LD OV2-1/LCS 2 deb December 27
24178 94- 29 JD STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 27
24463 94- 29 TL STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 27?
25455 87- 68 CC Meteor 2-16 deb December 28?
25532 98- 66 F Iridium 2 Delta r December 28
21148 91- 17 B Lacrosse 2 r December 31
25190 87- 68 R Meteor 2-16 deb December 31
25120 97- 84 J Orbcomm 8 Pegasus r January 3
25421 98- 46 J Orbcomm 13 Pegasus r January 4
25065 97- 74 C ETS-7 r January 18
22584 93- 17 D GPS 2-19 r2 January 22
23529 95- 13 B Intlst 705 Centaur r February
23907 96- 29 B NOSS 2-3 r February
7418 74- 66 B Cosmos 673 r March
25166 98- 8 E Globalstar 1 Delta r March
25472 98- 51 F Iridium 82 Delta r March
8755 76- 24 B Cosmos 808 r April
12519 81- 54 E Molniya 3-16 r2 April
25347 98- 32 F Iridium 70 Delta r April
4120 69- 84 B Meteor 1-2 r May
14329 83- 94 B Satcom 2R Delta r May
20352 89- 96 A Granat June
23186 94- 43 B APStar 1 CZ-3 r June
16609 86- 17 A Mir July Note 1
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