Orbcomm Satellite Names Corection from USSPACECOM
Larry Van Horn (steditor@grove.net)
Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:00:11 -0500
Just so we all are on the same page of the playbook, here is a correction
sent out by USSPACECOM regarding the correct names of the Orbcomm satellites
launched Dec 24.
Larry Van Horn
Managing Editor
Satellite Times magazine
COSPAR/ISES
WORLD WARNING AGENCY FOR SATELLITES
WORLD DATA CENTER-A FOR R & S, NASA/GSFC
CODE 633, GREENBELT, MARYLAND, 20771. USA
SPACEWARN 12910
MESSAGE FROM USSPACECOM: CORRECTED NAMES OF THE ORBCOMM FM SERIES
FM CMOC SPADOC4 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AS CO//SDD//
SUBJECT: SPADOC NOTIFICATION (U)
(U) REAL
1. (U) MESSAGE TYPE: SATELLITE CATALOG
2. (U) PREPARATION DATE TIME: 021706ZJAN98
THE SPACE SURVEILLANCE CENTER HAS CATALOGED OBJECTS:
OBJECT NBR INT'L DESIG COMMON NAME COUNTRY LAUNCHED
25112 1997084A ORBCOMM FM 8 US 23DEC1997
25113 1997084B ORBCOMM FM 10 US 23DEC1997
25114 1997084C ORBCOMM FM 11 US 23DEC1997
25115 1997084D ORBCOMM FM 12 US 23DEC1997
25116 1997084E ORBCOMM FM 9 US 23DEC1997
25117 1997084F ORBCOMM FM 5 US 23DEC1997
25118 1997084G ORBCOMM FM 6 US 23DEC1997
25119 1997084H ORBCOMM FM 7 US 23DEC1997
(U) REMARKS:
REF OUR MESSAGES DTG 240132Z DEC 97, 240505Z DEC 97, 240506Z DEC 97,
240507Z DEC 97 AND 241247Z DEC 97, SAME SUBJECT.
THIS IS AN UPDATED CATALOG MESSAGE. THE ONLY CHANGE IS THE COMMON
NAME. IN ADDITION, RECENTLY TRANSMITTED ELSETS MAY SWITCH ELSETS
BETWEEN OBJECTS. REFER ANY QUESTIONS TO CPT YANNA IN THE SCC.
BT
#4795
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E-MAIL: KING@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV
05 JANUARY 1998; 13:00 UT
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