SatEvo decay list #83 (issued 1999 August 28)
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 October 10, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (1999) -----
Predicted Actual?
18547 70- 25 PP Nimbus 4 Agena deb August 6
25714 89-100 AY C 2053 Tsyklon-3 deb August 6
24118 94- 29 FR STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 9
24414 94- 29 RT STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 13
25453 87- 68 CA Meteor 2-16 deb August 13
25702 89-100 AX C 2053 Tsyklon deb August 13
24440 94- 29 SW STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 14
24495 94- 29 UU STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 14
25625 99- 4 E Glblstar 36 Soyuz r1 August 16.65
25764 79-104 F CAT 1 Ariane 1 deb August 17?
25846 99- 67 D ISS deb August 18.8
25891 99- 44 C Cosmos 2365 Soyuz deb August 19.6
25890 99- 44 B Cosmos 2365 Soyuz-U r August 21.98
25819 94- 27 C SROSS ASLV-D4 deb August 26.8 Note 1
24373 94- 29 QA STEP-2 Pegasus deb August 27 Note 1
25099 90-103 D Navstar 22 deb August 27 Note 1
24272 64- 26 H Transit 9 deb September 2
25691 86- 17 NE Mir deb September 2
25518 98- 63 D Afristar mini-spelda September 4
7870 72- 58 AS Landsat 1 Delta deb September 7
25447 94- 29 AEC STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 7
24137 94- 29 GL STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 8
10223 77- 65 BA Himawari 1 Delta deb September 9
24183 94- 29 JJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 9
25446 94- 29 AEB STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 10
25653 99- 12 E Glblstar 22 Soyuz r1 September 12
24491 94- 29 UQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 15
10339 77- 65 DN Himawari 1 Delta deb September 16
24206 94- 29 KH STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 20
22878 93- 68 B GPS 2-23 Delta r1 September 22
25712 89-100 BH C 2053 Tsyklon deb September 28
18461 86- 19 SZ Spot 1 Ariane 1 deb September 29
15076 84- 63 E Raduga 15 aux motor October 1
25680 99- 19 E Glblstar 19 Soyuz r1 October 6
24832 97- 28 E C 2344 SOZ ullage r November 5
24744 97- 10 A Zeya November 10
24972 97- 57 B IRS-1D r November 22
25550 98- 69 B SAC-A November 22
22016 92- 39 C GPS 2-14 Delta r2 November 23
19377 88- 69 A Molniya 1-73 December
24291 96- 50 A Microsat December
25500 98- 25 F C 2350 aux motor December
25551 98- 69 C MightySat December
(2000)
4222 69- 97 B AZUR Scout r January
25014 97- 63 B STEP M4 Pegasus r January
1844 65-106 B Cosmos 100 r February
22564 93- 15 B UFO 1 r1 February
22702 93- 42 C GPS 2-21 Delta r2 February
7969 75- 56 B Cosmos 744 r March-April
25790 99- 34 B QuikScat Titan 2 r March-April
9854 77- 15 B Cosmos 895 r April-May
16609 86- 17 A Mir April-May
22876 93- 67 B Cosmos 2265 r April-May
25176 98- 11 B COMETS H2 r April-May
25769 99- 30 B Starshine May-June
Note
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