satwk13 report from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:26:51 -0600 (CST)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report


   Date:  March 27, 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: March 19, 1998 through March 25, 1998

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1998-017A    SPOT 4          25260   FR     24 Mar  100.9   98.8    811     791
1998-017B    ARIANE 40 R/B   25261   FR     24 Mar  101.3   98.9    839     800
1998-018A    IRIDIUM 51      25262   IRID   25 Mar   97.2   86.4    634     617
1998-018B    IRIDIUM 61      25263   IRID   25 Mar   97.3   86.4    636     621
1998-018C    CZ-2C R/B       25264   PRC    25 Mar   92.9   86.4    662     175
1998-018D    CS02 S/D        25265   PRC    25 Mar   92.8   86.3    622     195
1998-018E    CSL02 DEB       25266   PRC    25 Mar   94.0   86.7    757     179
1998-018F    CSL02 DEB       25267   PRC    25 Mar   94.4   86.1    798     182
1998-018G    CSL02 DEB       25268   PRC    25 Mar   94.5   86.1    812     170

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1987-078F    ARIANE 3 DEB    18364   ESA    16 Sep 1987 18 Mar 1998
1994-029RW   PEGASUS DEB     24417   US     19 May 1994 21 Mar 1998
1997-041F    SL-12 R/B(AUX M 24900   CIS    14 Aug 1997 21 Mar 1998
1994-029WY   PEGASUS DEB     24548   US     19 May 1994 24 Mar 1998
1994-029ACC  PEGASUS DEB     24940   US     19 May 1994 29 Mar 1998


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