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