The OIG BBS is still operational and the reports for last week and this week are available. Mike McCants mikem@fc.net Weekly Satellite Situation Report Date: July 13, 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: July 02, 1998 through July 08, 1998 Newly Cataloged Objects: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM 1998-041A PLANET B (HOPE) 25383 JPN 03 Jul 15655 28.6 401483 359 1998-041B M5 NE R/B 25384 JPN 03 Jul 87.4 31.1 175 114 1998-041D M-5 DEB 25385 JPN 03 Jul 90.5 31.1 413 188 1998-041E M-5 DEB 25386 JPN 03 Jul 90.8 31.2 455 170 1998-040E SL-6 R/B DEB 25387 CIS 01 Jul 90.3 62.8 436 146 1998-041C M-5 DS R/B 25388 JPN 03 Jul 15655 28.6 401483 359 1998-042A TUBSAT N 25389 FRG 07 Jul 96.4 78.9 776 400 1998-042B TUBSAT N1 25390 FRG 07 Jul 96.4 78.9 771 400 1998-042C SSN23 R/B 25391 FRG 07 Jul 96.8 79.0 808 401 1998-042D SSN23 DEBRIS 25392 FRG 07 Jul 96.4 78.9 776 400 1998-042E SSN23 DEBRIS 25393 FRG 07 Jul 96.4 78.9 773 400 Objects NO Longer In Orbit: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay Designation Name Number Source Date Date 1994-029XC PEGASUS DEB 24552 US 19 May 1994 23 Jun 1998 1994-029YK PEGASUS DEB 24583 US 19 May 1994 29 Jun 1998 1987-068J SL-14 DEB 25183 CIS 18 Aug 1987 30 Jun 1998 1987-068D SL-14 DEB 25178 CIS 18 Aug 1987 07 Jul 1998 1993-073D ARIANE 44LP+ DE 22914 ESA 20 Nov 1993 08 Jul 1998 1998-041B M5 NE R/B 25384 JPN 03 Jul 1998 08 Jul 1998 Weekly Satellite Situation Report Date: July 16, 1998 Period: July 09, 1998 through July 15, 1998 Newly Cataloged Objects: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM 1998-043A RESURS O1-N4 25394 CIS 09 Jul 101.2 98.8 817 817 1998-043B FASAT-B 25395 CHLE 09 Jul 101.3 98.8 819 816 1998-043C TMSAT 25396 THAI 09 Jul 101.2 98.8 818 817 1998-043D TECHSAT 1B 25397 ISRA 09 Jul 101.2 98.8 818 816 1998-043E WESTPAC 25398 AUS 09 Jul 101.3 98.8 819 817 1998-043F SAFIR 2 25399 FRG 09 Jul 101.2 98.8 819 815 1998-043G SL-16 R/B 25400 CIS 10 Jul 101.1 98.8 818 804 Objects NO Longer In Orbit: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay Designation Name Number Source Date Date 1989-089CG COBE DEB 23085 US 18 Nov 1989 26 Jun 1998 1998-008F GLOBALSTAR DEB 25350 GLOB 14 Feb 1998 30 Jun 1998 1987-068W SL-14 DEB 25370 CIS 18 Aug 1987 04 Jul 1998 1987-068AC SL-14 DEB 25201 CIS 18 Aug 1987 05 Jul 1998 1990-081CT CZ-4 DEB 23262 PRC 03 Sep 1990 08 Jul 1998 1987-068AW SL-14 DEB 25219 CIS 18 Aug 1987 09 Jul 1998 1994-029YG PEGASUS DEB 24580 US 19 May 1994 10 Jul 1998 1994-029PB PEGASUS DEB 24350 US 19 May 1994 11 Jul 1998 1964-006AF SL-3 DEB 25278 CIS 30 Jan 1964 11 Jul 1998 1998-040C SL-6 PLAT 25381 CIS 01 Jul 1998 13 Jul 1998