SatEvo decay list #87 (issued 1999 November 7)
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 December 15, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (1999) -----
Predicted Actual?
24349 94- 29 PA STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 23
25550 98- 69 B SAC-A October 25.02
24744 97- 10 A Zeya October 25.08
25921 99- 51 C Ikonos Athena deb October 25.08
5093 70- 91 AQ Cosmos 375 deb October 26.5
13738 82-118 C DMSP F6 deb October 26.5
24355 94- 29 PG STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 27
5533 71- 15 BX Cosmos 397 deb October 30.5
24586 94- 29 YN STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 30
25953 99- 54 E Resurs F-1 M deb October 31.23
24128 94- 29 GB STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 31 Note 1
24590 94- 29 YS STEP-2 Pegasus deb October 31 Note 1
24152 94- 29 HB STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 1 Note 1
23563 91- 47 E PAM-D deb November 1.7 Note 1
24832 97- 28 E C 2344 SOZ ullage r November 1.99
23977 94- 29 X STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 2
24972 97- 57 B IRS-1D r November 4.40
18128 87- 53 C DMSP F8 deb November 4.9
7944 72- 58 CK Landsat 1 Delta 1 deb November 6.5 Note 1
24196 94- 29 JX STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 7
24993 94- 29 ADA STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 7
25494 98- 56 D Eutelsat W2 Spelda November 7
22661 93- 16 AG C 2237 Zenit deb November 9
25208 87- 68 AK Meteor 2-16 deb November 9
16197 85- 99 E Molniya 1-65 r2 November 12? Note 2
24291 96- 50 A Microsat November 13
23995 94- 29 AQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 15
24266 94- 29 MR STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 15
5761 71- 15 CD Cosmos 397 deb November 16
22386 92- 93 CB C 2227 Zenit deb November 17
24267 94- 29 MS STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 17
22434 92- 93 EB C 2227 Zenit deb November 18
4222 69- 97 B AZUR Scout r November 19
22016 92- 39 C GPS 2-14 Delta r2 November 20
24534 94- 29 WJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 22
22897 83- 75 P Cosmos 1484 deb November 23
24531 94- 29 WF STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 23
22360 92- 93 AZ C 2227 Zenit deb November 24
22534 93- 11 D Astro D M-3S2 deb November 24
25551 98- 69 C MightySat November 24
22847 92- 38 C Sampex Scout G-1 deb November 25
24064 94- 29 DM STEP-2 Pegasus deb November 26
23295 85-116 S C 1710 Proton deb November 27
25934 99- 55 B GPS 2R-3 Delta 2 r1 Npvember 28
14610 83-113 E DMSP F7 deb November 30
7853 72- 58 Z Lndst 1 Delta 1 deb December 1
25014 97- 63 B STEP M4 Pegasus r December 4
1844 65-106 B Cosmos 100 r December 7
22334 92- 93 X C 2227 Zenit deb December 9
24109 94- 29 FG STEP-2 Pegasus deb December 12
19377 88- 69 A Molniya 1-73 December 23
25790 99- 34 B QuikScat Titan 2 r December 30
(2000)
11474 79- 70 A Molniya 1-44 January 8?
13964 83- 25 A Molniya 1-57 January 10?
16885 86- 57 A Molniya 1-67 January 15?
22564 93- 15 B UFO 1 r1 January 16
7969 75- 56 B Cosmos 744 r January 17
9854 77- 15 B Cosmos 895 r February
22702 93- 42 C GPS 2-21 Delta r2 February
25176 98- 11 B COMETS H2 r February
25911 99- 49 E Glblstar 33 Soyuz r February
25769 99- 30 B Starshine February
11331 79- 32 A Cosmos 1093 March
15977 85- 74 A Molniya 1-64 March
22876 93- 67 B Cosmos 2265 r March
25947 99- 58 E Gstar31? Soyuz r March
16609 86- 17 A Mir April
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