SatEvo decay list #93 (issued 2000 February 12) 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 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 March 31, 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, Starshine and all newly launched and/or catalogued objects. I also maintain a large file, satbase.tle, containing recent elsets for more than 8,000 satellites. This is available in zipped form from the same address. I publish my own and SpaceCom's updated predictions for the larger decayers during their final days on my Decay Watch page at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/ This includes my predicted elsets for these objects. With special interest in the decay of the Starshine satellite, I have a Starshine Decay Page at http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/starshine/ with my updated prediction for this object. # Designation Name ----- Decay (2000) ----- Predicted Actual? 25220 87- 68 AX Meteor 2-16 deb January 30.5 25176 98- 11 B COMETS H2 r February 1.41 24614 94- 29 ZS STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 2 26068 00- 5 B Progress M1-1 Soyuz r February 2.93 24148 94- 29 GX STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 4 22702 93- 42 C GPS 2-21 Delta r2 February 6.08 22890 83- 75 G Cosmos 1484 deb February 6.2 24331 94- 29 NG STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 7 26043 99- 73 B C 2368 Molniya-M r1 February 7.59 22822 93- 11 H Astro D M-3S2 deb February 9 3343 68- 66 E Explr 39 Scout deb February 9.9 Note 1 9854 77- 15 B Cosmos 895 r February 14 19304 61- 15 MD Transit 4A deb February 14? 17124 86- 19 U Spot 1 Ariane deb February 15 24054 94- 29 DB STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 15 25911 99- 49 E Glblstar 33 Soyuz r February 17 24528 94- 29 WC STEP-2 Pegasus deb February 18 25769 99- 30 B Starshine February 19 25752 99- 28 H USA 144 deb February 21 24831 94- 61 E Cosmos 2292 deb February 27 22876 93- 67 B Cosmos 2265 r March 1 24627 94- 29 AAF STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 7 20680 74- 89 FE Thorad Delta 1 deb March 8 24343 94- 29 NU STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 8 24481 94- 29 UE STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 8 179 61- 15 BD Transit 4A deb March 11 25947 99- 58 E Glblstar 31 Soyuz r March 11 23887 96- 34 F Gorizont 32 aux motor March 19 25905 95- 58 J Cosmos 2322 Zenit deb March 19 24112 94- 29 FK STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 24 4134 69- 82 CW Thorad Agena D deb March 25 24143 94- 29 GS STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 25 24230 94- 29 LD STEP-2 Pegasus deb March 26 11331 79- 32 A Cosmos 1093 April 4 25965 99- 62 E Glblstar 29 Soyuz r April 8 20919 90- 93 B Inmarsat2-F1 Delta2 r April 11 15977 85- 74 A Molniya 1-64 April? 20966 90-104 A Cosmos 2106 April 29 10135 77- 61 B Cosmos 925 r June 23502 95- 8 B Cosmos 2306 r July 10860 78- 45 A Cosmos 1005 August 11268 79- 12 A Cosmos 1077 August 11629 79- 99 A Cosmos 1145 September 23941 96- 37 B TOMS r November 25123 97- 85 A Early Bird October Note 1. SpaceCom has yet to confirm this decay. Alan -- Alan Pickup | COSPAR 2707: 55d53m48.7s N 3d11m51.2s W 156m asl Edinburgh | Tel: +44 (0)131 477 9144 Fax: +44 (0)870 0520750 Scotland | SatEvo page: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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