SatEvo decay list #53
Alan Pickup (alan@wingar.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 4 May 1998 18:42:20 +0100
SatEvo decay list #53 (issued 1998 May 4)
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 here if I anticipate their decay by June 15,
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/
In addition you can find current elsets for the still-to-decay
objects below, together with other objects of interest, including
Mir, the Iridium satellites and all recently launched/catalogued
objects. These files are mirrored for anonymous FTP access at
ftp://ftp.satellite.eu.org/pub/sat/mirrors/pickup/
and are updated several times daily.
# Designation Name ----- Decay (1998) -----
Predicted Actual?
24787 97- 19 B GOES 10 Centaur r April 21.98
23193 94- 47 B DBS 2 Atlas Centaur r April 22.20
20132 88- 98 C TDF 1 Ariane 2 deb April 23.0
25264 98- 18 C Iridium 51 CZ-2C r April 24.35
25144 87- 79 M Meteor 2-16 SL-14 deb April 24
25299 98- 19 H Iridium 55 deb April 24
25044 97- 69 F Iridium 43 Delta r April 25.71
23063 89- 89 BJ COBE deb April 26? Note 1
25196 87- 68 X Meteor 2-16 SL-14 deb April 27? Note 1
22943 83- 75 AG Cosmos 1484 deb April 28
25177 87- 68 C Meteor 2-16 SL-14 deb April 29? Note 1
25283 86- 17 MM Mir deb April 29.8
25317 98- 25 C Cosmos 2350 Proton plat April 29.92
25298 98- 19 G Iridium 55 deb April 30.3
14034 83- 38 A Cosmos 1456 April 30.7
25316 98- 25 B Cosmos 2350 Proton r May 2.10
24083 94- 29 EE STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 3
23910 86- 17 KY Mir deb May 4.2
19380 88- 69 D Molniya 1-73 r2 May 6
25323 98- 26 E Iridium 69 CZ-2C deb May 6
25326 98- 26 H Iridium 69 CZ-2C deb May 6
24423 94- 29 SB STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 7
21895 92- 10 C Superbird B1 Ariane r May 8
25265 98- 18 D Iridium 51 CS02 S/D May 8
21057 91- 3 C Italsat 1 Ariane r May 9
24354 94- 29 PF STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 13
22852 89- 89 AP COBE deb May 14
23069 89- 89 BQ COBE deb May 14 Note 1
24214 94- 29 KM STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 14
25277 98- 19 F Iridium 55 Delta r May 14
24408 94- 29 RM STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 17
24419 86- 17 LV Mir deb May 17
24554 94- 29 XE STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 17
24958 97- 58 C Sputnik-40 May 17
24747 97- 10 D Zeya deb May 18
25250 87- 68 BT Meteor 2-16 SL-14 deb May 20
25195 87- 68 W Meteor 2-16 SL-14 deb May 21
24098 94- 29 EV STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 22
15344 71-120 F Meteor 1-10 SL-3 deb May 23
24633 94- 29 AAM STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 23
24991 94- 29 ACY STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 23
25293 86- 17 MN Mir deb May 24
25303 86- 17 MT Mir deb May 25
25304 86- 17 MU Mir deb May 27
24552 94- 29 XC STEP-2 Pegasus deb May 28
24746 97- 10 C Zeya deb May 29
23085 89- 89 CG COBE deb May 31
24384 94- 29 QM STEP-2 Pegasus deb June 1
23920 86- 17 LG Mir deb June 2
25321 98- 26 C Iridium 69 CZ-2C r June 2
23262 90- 81 CT FY-1B CZ-4 deb June 12
24649 96- 62 B Mars GS Delta 2 r June 14
25109 97- 82 F Iridium 45 Delta r June 27
14041 83- 38 E Cosmos 1456 r July
19730 88-115 A Molniya 1-74 July Note 1
24294 96- 50 D Interbol 2 Molniya-M r July
25087 97- 78 B Galaxy 8I Centaur r July
25322 98- 26 D Iridium 69 CZ-2C S/D July
12519 81- 54 E Molniya 3-16 r2 August
25174 98- 10 F Iridium 50 Delta r August
25100 97- 58 D Inspektor October
Note
1. No recent elsets.
Alan
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