SatEvo decay list #82 (issued 1999 August 6)
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 1999 September 15, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (1999) -----
Predicted Actual?
14448 71- 15 CS Cosmos 397 deb July 22
25820 98- 42 F Tubsat N SSN-23 deb July 24
25780 99- 32 D Iridium 14A CSL02 S/D July 25.40
25871 86- 17 NH Mir deb July 25
20354 89- 96 C Granat Proton r July 25.67
25202 87- 68 AD Meteor 2-16 deb July 28
25870 86- 17 NG Mir deb July 28.62
25685 99- 15 C Sputnik 99 July 29.73
24582 94- 29 YJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb July 30
25877 86- 17 NJ Mir deb July 31.34
25216 87- 68 AT Meteor 2-16 deb July 31
23311 85-118 W C 1710 Proton deb August 1
24374 94- 29 QB STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 1
25879 86- 17 NL Mir deb August 2
25878 86- 17 NK Mir deb August 3
25792 99- 35 B FUSE Delta 2 r August 4.23
22935 83- 75 Y Cosmos 1484 deb August 4 Note 1
24145 94- 29 GU STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 4 Note 1
18547 70- 25 PP Nimbus 4 Agena deb August 6
25714 89-100 AY C 2053 Tsyklon-3 deb August 7
24118 94- 29 FR STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 9
25453 87- 68 CA Meteor 2-16 deb August 11
24414 94- 29 RT STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 12
24440 94- 29 SW STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 12
24495 94- 29 UU STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 13
25702 89-100 AX C 2053 Tsyklon deb August 13
25625 99- 4 E Glblstar 36 Soyuz r1 August 16
25846 99- 67 D ISS deb August 17
25447 94- 29 AEC STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 29
25819 94- 27 C SROSS ASLV-D4 deb August 30
25099 90-103 D Navstar 22 deb August 31
25712 89-100 BH C 2053 Tsyklon deb September 2
25653 99- 12 E Glblstar 22 Soyuz r1 September 4
25764 79-104 F CAT 1 Ariane 1 deb September 4
24272 64- 26 H Transit 9 deb September 5
24373 94- 29 QA STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 6
25691 86- 17 NE Mir deb September 9
25518 98- 63 D Afristar mini-spelda September 10
10339 77- 65 DN Himawari 1 Delta deb September 12
25446 94- 29 AEB STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 15
15076 84- 63 E Raduga 15 aux motor September 29
22878 93- 68 B GPS 2-23 Delta r1 September 30
25680 99- 19 E Glblstar 19 Soyuz r1 October 11
24744 97- 10 A Zeya November
24832 97- 28 E C 2344 SOZ ullage r November
25550 98- 69 B SAC-A November
4222 69- 97 B AZUR Scout r December
19377 88- 69 A Molniya 1-73 December
22016 92- 39 C GPS 2-14 Delta r2 December
24972 97- 57 B IRS-1D r December
25551 98- 69 C MightySat December
24291 96- 50 A Microsat 2000 Jan
25014 97- 63 B STEP M4 Pegasus r 2000 Jan
25500 98- 25 F C 2350 aux motor 2000 Jan
1844 65-106 B Cosmos 100 r 2000 Feb
22702 93- 42 C GPS 2-21 Delta r2 2000 Feb
25790 99- 34 B QuikScat Titan 2 r 2000 Feb
7969 75- 56 B Cosmos 744 r 2000 Mar - Apr
9854 77- 15 B Cosmos 895 r 2000 Mar - Apr
22564 93- 15 B UFO 1 r1 2000 Mar - Apr
22876 93- 67 B Cosmos 2265 r 2000 Mar - Apr
25176 98- 11 B COMETS H2 r 2000 Mar - Apr
25769 99- 30 B Starshine 2000 Mar - Apr
16609 86- 17 A Mir 2000 Jun - Sep
Note
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