satwk27.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Wed, 9 Jul 1997 00:25:42 -0500 (CDT)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report

   Date:  July 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.


Period: June 26, 1997 through July 02, 1997

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1986-017MC   MIR DEB         24848   CIS    31 Mar No elements available
1997-032A    STS 94          24849   US     01 Jul   90.6   28.5    308     304
1994-029ACA  PEGASUS DEB     24850   US     19 May  103.3   82.3   1278     580
1997-033A    PROGRESS M35    24851   CIS    05 Jul   90.4   51.6    315     269
1997-033B    SL-04           24852   CIS    05 Jul   87.6   51.6    160     151

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1994-029XF   PEGASUS DEB     24555   US     19 May 1994 10 Jun 1997
1986-017MC   MIR DEB         24848   CIS    31 Mar 1986 18 Jun 1997
1994-029QT   PEGASUS DEB     24390   US     19 May 1994 21 Jun 1997
1989-089S    COBE DEB        22757   US     18 Nov 1989 23 Jun 1997
1994-029XK   PEGASUS DEB     24559   US     19 May 1994 24 Jun 1997
1986-017MB   MIR DEB         24845   CIS    19 Feb 1986 25 Jun 1997
1986-017KU   MIR DEB         23901   CIS    19 Feb 1986 26 Jun 1997
1994-029SY   PEGASUS DEB     24442   US     19 May 1994 26 Jun 1997
1997-008B    USA 130 R/B(1)  24738   US     23 Feb 1997 26 Jun 1997
1987-012B    M-3S2 R/B       17481   JPN    05 Feb 1987 28 Jun 1997
1994-029KG   PEGASUS DEB     24205   US     19 May 1994 02 Jul 1997
1997-014A    PROGRESS-M 34   24757   CIS    06 Apr 1997 02 Jul 1997
1978-080D    SL-6 R/B(2)     11075   CIS    22 Aug 1978 03 Jul 1997


Posted to SeeSat-L by
Mike McCants
mikem@fc.net