satwk28 and 29 reports from OIG BBS

Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 10:31:43 -0500 (CDT)

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