satwk16 report from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:24:34 -0500 (CDT)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report


   Date:  April 17, 1998

This report is prepared as a supplement to the monthly Satellite Situation
Report.  It provides a listing of objects that have been newly cataloged or
that were reported as no longer being in orbit during the period covered by
this report, excluding classical elements for newly cataloged debris objects
resulting from break-ups.  Source information for this report is provided by
the United States Space Command and NASA.


Period: April 09, 1998 through April 15, 1998

Newly Cataloged Objects:

Internatl.                   Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee
Designation  Name            Number  Source Date   Mins.  nation KM     KM

1986-017MQ   MIR DEB         25294   CIS    19 Feb   92.1   51.7    379     373
1997-080C    SL-4 DEB        25295   CIS    15 Dec   87.7   67.1    268     154
1997-080D    SL-4 DEB        25296   CIS    15 Dec   88.7   67.1    268     154

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

Internatl.                   Catalog Object Launch      Decay
Designation  Name            Number  Source Date        Date

1970-025PX   THORAD AGENA D  19353   US     08 Apr 1970 06 Mar 1998
1994-029CN   PEGASUS DEB     24041   US     19 May 1994 06 Apr 1998
1994-029GT   PEGASUS DEB     24144   US     19 May 1994 06 Apr 1998
1994-029JP   PEGASUS DEB     24188   US     19 May 1994 08 Apr 1998
1994-029PR   PEGASUS DEB     24364   US     19 May 1994 08 Apr 1998
1992-009C    NAVSTAR 24 R/B( 21892   US     23 Feb 1992 12 Apr 1998
1994-029ZT   PEGASUS DEB     24615   US     19 May 1994 13 Apr 1998
1986-017ML   MIR DEB         25142   CIS    19 Feb 1986 13 Apr 1998
1997-080A    COSMOS 2348     25095   CIS    15 Dec 1997 14 Apr 1998
1997-080C    SL-4 DEB        25295   CIS    15 Dec 1997 14 Apr 1998
1997-080D    SL-4 DEB        25296   CIS    15 Dec 1997 14 Apr 1998


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