satwk32.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:53:14 -0500 (CDT)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report

   Date:  August 08, 1997

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.

Objects 24865 24867 and 24868 have not been cataloged by USSPACECOM.


Period: July 31, 1997 through August 06, 1997

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1997-34G     IRIDIUM 21 DEB  24882   IRID   09 Jul   96.9   86.3    665     553
1997-037A    SEASTAR         24883   US     01 Aug   90.7   98.2    319     297
1997-037B    PEGASUS R/B     24884   US     01 Aug   90.5   98.2    309     293
1997-034H    IRIDIUM DEB     24885   US     09 Jul   97.4   86.3    650     619
1997-038A    SOYUZ TM-26     24886   CIS    05 Aug   92.3   51.6    392     385
1997-038B    SL-4 R/B        24887   CIS    05 Aug   87.7   51.6    164     155
1997-038C    SL-4 DEB        24888   CIS    05 Aug   88.5   51.6    228     170

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1995-028L    COSMOS 2313 DEB 24861   CIS    08 Jun 1995 29 Jul 1997
1995-028C    COSMOS 2313 DEB 24853   CIS    08 Jun 1995 30 Jul 1997
1994-029PT   PEGASUS DEB     24366   US     19 May 1994 05 Aug 1997
1994-029TM   PEGASUS DEB     24464   US     19 May 1994 05 Aug 1997

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Mike McCants
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