SatEvo decay list #84 (issued 1999 September 11)
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.
In most cases, 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 31, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (1999) -----
Predicted Actual?
24272 64- 26 H Transit 9 deb August 31
25761 99- 10 E Raduga 104 aux motor September 2.19 Note 2
25691 86- 17 NE Mir deb September 2
24183 94- 29 JJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 3 Note 1
25518 98- 63 D Afristar mini-spelda September 3.89
24137 94- 29 GL STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 4 Note 1
24206 94- 29 KH STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 4
7870 72- 58 AS Landsat 1 Delta deb September 5
25446 94- 29 AEB STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 6? Note 1
25899 99- 47 D Yamal 101 Proton platform September 7.0
25898 99- 47 C Yamal 101 Proton r September 7.41 Note 3
25653 99- 12 E Glblstar 22 Soyuz r1 September 10.17
10223 77- 65 BA Himawari (GMS) 1 Delta deb September 11.07
25447 94- 29 AEC STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 11?
10339 77- 65 DN Himawari 1 Delta deb September 14
24491 94- 29 UQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 15
24983 94- 29 ACR STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 17
22878 93- 68 B GPS 2-23 Delta r1 September 18
25712 89-100 BH C 2053 Tsyklon deb September 19
18461 86- 19 SZ Spot 1 Ariane 1 deb September 23
15076 84- 63 E Raduga 15 aux motor September 25
24121 94- 29 FU STEP-2 Pegasus deb September 27
22288 92- 93 C C 2227 Zenit deb October 3
24260 94- 29 MK STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 4
24445 94- 29 TB STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 4
24235 94- 29 LJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 8
25717 89-100 BN C 2053 Tsyklon deb October 9
25903 99- 48 B Foton 12 Soyuz r October 11
9815 76-126 AB Cosmos 886 deb October 12
25680 99- 19 E Glblstar 19 Soyuz r1 October 12
24168 94- 29 HT STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 13
24744 97- 10 A Zeya November 4
25500 98- 25 F C 2350 aux motor November 6
25550 98- 69 B SAC-A November 6
24832 97- 28 E C 2344 SOZ ullage r November 7
24972 97- 57 B IRS-1D r November 11
22016 92- 39 C GPS 2-14 Delta r2 November 19
12134 81- 2 B Molniya 3-14 r2 November
4222 69- 97 B AZUR Scout r December
19377 88- 69 A Molniya 1-73 December
24291 96- 50 A Microsat December
25551 98- 69 C MightySat December
(2000)
1844 65-106 B Cosmos 100 r January
25014 97- 63 B STEP M4 Pegasus r January
22564 93- 15 B UFO 1 r1 February
22702 93- 42 C GPS 2-21 Delta r2 February
25176 98- 11 B COMETS H2 r February
7969 75- 56 B Cosmos 744 r March-April
9854 77- 15 B Cosmos 895 r March-April
25790 99- 34 B QuikScat Titan 2 r March-April
22876 93- 67 B Cosmos 2265 r April-May
25769 99- 30 B Starshine April-May
16609 86- 17 A Mir May-July
Notes
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