SatEvo decay list #72
Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:07:14 +0000
SatEvo decay list #72 (issued 1999 March 7)
This list of my satellite decay (re-entry) predictions and analyses
is posted to the satellite observers mailing list, SeeSat-L,
and to the Usenet newsgroup sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe.
Information about SeeSat-L is available at
http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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 April 30, although some larger and/or more
interesting decayers are included beyond that date.
This and other recent decay lists are available on the WWW via
my SatEvo page at
http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
Linked from this page are files containing recent elsets for all
the Iridium satellites, all the objects in this decay list, plus
elsets for other selected objects including Mir, ISS, the Shuttle,
and all newly launched and/or catalogued objects.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (1999) -----
Predicted Actual?
19145 87- 20 BE Cosmos 1823 deb February 20
25633 99- 7 B Soyuz TM-29 Soyuz r February 21.76
23973 94- 29 T STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 23
22440 92- 93 EH C 2227 Zenit deb February 24
16683 86- 31 A Molniya 3-28 February 24.99
24224 94- 29 KX STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 25
14356 81- 53 HS Cosmos 1275 deb February 28
15551 69- 82 KQ OPS 1807 T-Agena deb February 28
25644 99- 10 C Raduga 104 Proton platform February 28.87
23993 94- 29 AP STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 2 Note 2
25643 99- 10 B Raduga 104 Proton r March 2.51
24270 94- 29 MV STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 4 Note 2
24369 94- 29 PW STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 4? Notes 1,2
25197 87- 68 Y Meteor 2-16 deb March 4 Note 2
25186 87- 68 M Meteor 2-16 deb March 5? Notes 1,2
24430 94- 29 SJ STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 8
23863 96- 29 G NOSS 2-3 r March 10 Note 3
25213 87- 68 AQ Meteor 2-16 deb March 10? Note 1
175 61- 15 AZ Transit 4a r deb March 13
25472 98- 51 F Iridium 82 Delta r March 15
24325 96- 49 F FAST Pegasus deb March 17
25166 98- 8 E Globalstar 1 Delta r March 20
25452 87- 68 BZ Meteor 2-16 deb March 20
15440 84-123 B NOAA 9 deb March 21
25426 94- 29 ADS STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 23
24693 94- 29 ABB STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 24? Note 1
25562 98- 71 C SWAS Pegasus deb March 24
25607 99- 1 C MPL Delta 2 r1 March 28
25565 98- 69 E STS-88 socket March 30
25125 97- 85 C Earlybird 1 Start 1 deb April 4
8940 75- 4 W Landsat 2 Delta 1 deb April 6
22428 92- 93 DV C 2227 Zenit deb April 6
25185 87- 68 L Meteor 2-16 deb April 11
25207 87- 68 AJ Meteor 2-16 deb April 11
17551 86- 19 JF Spot 1 Ariane deb April 12
25580 98- 74 D Iridm 11A Smart Disp April 12
24141 94- 29 GQ STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 13
18154 87- 53 D DMSP F8 deb April 16
20047 78- 26 HT Landsat 3 Delta deb April 18
7418 74- 66 B Cosmos 673 r April 21
25564 98- 69 D STS-88 wire carrier April 21
23980 94- 29 AA STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 22
24075 94- 29 DW STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 23
14329 83- 94 B Satcom 2R Delta r April 28
24180 94- 29 JF STEP-2 Pegasus deb April 28
22583 93- 17 C GPS 2-19 r1 May 4
388 62- 39 D FTV 3502 Scout r May 7
12519 81- 54 E Molniya 3-16 r2 May 7
8755 76- 24 B Cosmos 808 r May 13
25347 98- 32 F Iridium 70 Delta r May 15
20352 89- 96 A Granat June 3
4120 69- 84 B Meteor 1-2 r June
23186 94- 43 B APStar 1 CZ-3 r June
25625 99- 4 E Glblstar M36 Soyuz r1 August
Notes
1. No recent elsets.
2. SpaceCom has yet to confirm this decay.
3. Elsets for #23863 = 96- 29 G (NOSS 2-3 Titan 4 r) were declassified on
March 2. Previous lists identified this as #23907 = 96- 29 B by which it
had been known within the amateur tracking community.
Alan
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