Weekly Satellite Situation Report Date: November 07, 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: October 30, 1997 through November 05, 1997 Newly Cataloged Objects: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM 1997-058C SPUTNIK JR 24958 CIS 05 Oct 92.3 51.7 392 383 1997-065A DSCS III/B-13 25019 US 25 Oct No elements available 1997-065C IABS R/B 25021 US 25 Oct 1424.8 0.0 35599 35531 1997-066A MAQSAT H 25023 ESA 30 Oct 467.8 7.7 26612 554 1997-066B MAQSAT B 25024 ESA 30 Oct 466.7 0.0 26572 531 1997-066C YES 25025 ESA 30 Oct 467.9 7.7 26626 545 1997-066D ARIANE 5 (SPELD 25026 ESA 30 Oct 478.7 7.8 27146 641 1992-053D SL-8 DEB 25027 CIS 12 Aug 100.9 74.3 806 800 1993-036D SL-8 DEB 25028 CIS 11 Jun 101.0 74.0 817 799 1987-020DR COSMOS 1823 DEB 25029 CIS 20 Feb 93.9 73.0 527 408 Objects NO Longer In Orbit: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay Designation Name Number Source Date Date 1989-089CB COBE DEB 23080 US 18 Nov 1989 11 Oct 1997 1997-060A FOTON 25006 CIS 09 Oct 1997 23 Oct 1997 1994-029DE PEGASUS DEB 24057 US 19 May 1994 25 Oct 1997 1994-029TC PEGASUS DEB 24446 US 19 May 1994 25 Oct 1997 1994-029LT PEGASUS DEB 24244 US 19 May 1994 26 Oct 1997 1994-029ABZ PEGASUS DEB 24844 US 19 May 1994 27 Oct 1997 1997-060B SL-4 R/B 25007 CIS 09 Oct 1997 31 Oct 1997 1987-079K SL-12 DEB 25012 CIS 16 Sep 1987 31 Oct 1997 Posted to SeeSat-L by Mike McCants mikem@fc.net