SatEvo decay list #96 (issued 2000 March 31)
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 2000 May 15, although some larger and/or more interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (2000) -----
Predicted Actual?
18590 71- 15 DJ Cosmos 397 deb March 18.5
25965 99- 62 E Glblstar 29 Soyuz r March 19.78
15977 85- 74 A Molniya 1-64 March 22.23
24389 94- 29 QS STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 22.9
24143 94- 29 GS STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 23.4
11331 79- 32 A Cosmos 1093 March 23.80
24112 94- 29 FK STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 24.5
20854 90- 81 S FY-1B CZ deb March 25.26
20919 90- 93 B Inmarsat2-F1 Delta2 r March 26.25
19028 69- 82 LC Thorad Agena D deb March 26.3
24618 94- 29 ZW STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 26.5
24358 94- 29 PK STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 28.2
24139 94- 29 GN STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 29.4
17630 81- 53 LC Cosmos 1275 deb March 30.4 Note 1
26112 99- 57 D CBERS LM4 deb March 31.1 Note 1
25393 98- 42 E Tubsat N SSN-23 deb March 31.4 Note 1
22457 92- 93 EW Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb March 31.7
25709 89-100 BE Cosmos 2053 Tsyklon deb April 1
24150 94- 29 GZ STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 2
24314 96- 55 B Echostar 2 Ariane 42P r April 3
5714 68- 91 CB Cosmos 249 deb April 6
20966 90-104 A Cosmos 2106 April 7
24062 94- 29 DK STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 8
20968 90- 81 CA FY-1B CZ deb April 11
24342 94- 29 NT STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 11
23417 94- 77 H Cosmos 2297 deb April 12
25137 98- 2 D Skynet 4D Delta deb April 12
16084 79- 17 AM Solwind deb April 13
24540 94- 29 WQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 13
24879 96- 51 K Cosmos 2333 Zenit deb April 13
25223 87- 68 BA Meteor 2-16 Tsyklon deb April 13
19435 86- 19 UY Spot 1 Ariane 1 deb April 20
20704 90- 54 E Gorizont 20 aux motor April 20
25906 93- 59 J Cosmos 2263 Proton deb April 21
15983 85- 74 D Molniya 1-64 r2 April 23
22482 92- 93 FX Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb April 23
24686 94- 29 AAU STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 24
17201 86- 19 BD Spot 1 Ariane 1 deb April 25
4601 70- 25 D Thorad Agena D deb April 26
20338 89- 94 A Molniya 3-36 April 26?
24982 94- 29 ACQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 28
25056 64- 26 J Transit 9 deb April 28 Note 2
13577 78- 26 FQ Landsat 3 Delta 1 deb April 30
23834 96- 19 B GPS 2-25 Delta 2 r1 May 1
22507 92- 93 GS Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb May 2
22033 92- 41 D Insat 2A Spelda May 3
24033 94- 29 CE STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 3
5021 70- 89 X Cosmos 374 deb May 4
24153 94- 29 HC STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 4
24579 94- 29 YF STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 6
4029 61- 15 JR Transit 4A deb May 8
22412 92- 93 DD Cosmos 2227 Zenit deb May 9
23996 94- 29 AR STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 9
3962 68- 91 BW Cosmos 249 deb May 10
24187 94- 29 JN STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 11
13576 78- 26 FP Landsat 3 Delta 1 deb May 12
26114 00- 17 B IMAGE Delta 2 r1 May 12
603 63- 22 B Scout X-3 r May 15
26085 00- 8 E Globalstar A Delta r May 15
25235 98- 12 C SNOE Pegasus r May 19
10135 77- 61 B Cosmos 925 r May 20
22726 93- 48 D Insat 2B Spelda May 22
11629 79- 99 A Cosmos 1145 June 5
10860 78- 45 A Cosmos 1005 June 10
11268 79- 12 A Cosmos 1077 June 10
24771 97- 16 D Thaicom 3 Spelda June 10
16934 86- 68 A Molniya 1-68 June
20339 89- 94 B Molniya 3-36 r June
20698 90- 61 F Cosmos 2085 aux motor June
23502 95- 8 B Cosmos 2306 r June
13967 83- 25 D Molniya 1-57 r2 July
24321 96- 56 C GPS 2-27 Delta 2 r2 July
25123 97- 85 A Early Bird July
24878 97- 35 C GPS 2R-2 r2 (PAM-D) August
20399 89-101 E Cosmos 2054 aux mot September
21025 90-112 F Raduga 26 aux motor September
23941 96- 37 B TOMS r September
20255 89- 78 A Molniya 1-76 October
25032 97- 67 C GPS 2-28 Delta 2 r2 October
Notes
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