satwk15.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Sat, 12 Apr 1997 11:34:29 -0500 (CDT)

                        WEEKLY SATELLITE SITUATION REPORT


    This report is prepared weekly as a supplement to the monthly Satel-
    lite 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 calendar week 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.

    This report is prepared and made available by the Mission Operations
    and Systems Development Division, Code 510.1, Goddard Space Flight
    Center, Greenbelt, Maryland,  USA 20771.

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                                                   Date: April 10, 1997


                  Period: April 03 through April 09

                         Newly Cataloged Objects


INTERNATIONAL          CATALOG OBJECT  LAUNCH  PERIOD  INCLI-  APOGEE PERIGEE
IDENTIFIER     NAME    NUMBER  SOURCE   DATE   MINS.   NATION    KM     KM

1991 006C              24752    CIS    29 JAN   104.6   82.9      996    956
1997 012A  DSMP F 14   24753     US    04 APR   101.9   98.9      854    843
1979 104C              24754    ESA    24 DEC   357.5   17.6    20199    420
1997 013A   STS 83     24755     US    04 APR    90.5   28.4      303    298
1997 012B              24756     US    04 APR   101.9   98.4      852    845
1997 014A PROGRESS M34 24757    CIS    06 APR    92.2   51.6      391    377
1997 014B              24758    CIS    06 APR    87.2   51.6      141    133
1994 029ABJ            24759     US    19 MAY   112.9   82.0     2144    580
1994 029ABK            24760     US    19 MAY   101.5   82.6     1067    598
1997 015A  COSMOS 2340 24761    CIS    09 APR   708.4   62.9    39367    527
1997 015B              24762    CIS    09 APR    91.5   62.8      468    228
1997 015C              24763    CIS    09 APR    91.8   62.8      532    199
1997 015D              24764    CIS    09 APR   617.0   62.9    35354    -60


                         Objects No Longer In Orbit


INTERNATIONAL               CATALOG          OBJECT       LAUNCH       DATE
IDENTIFIER     NAME         NUMBER           SOURCE        DATE       DECAYED

1986 017JR                  23694            CIS        19 FEB 86  02 APR 97
1996 067B                   24666             US        21 NOV 96  07 APR 97
1997 013A     STS 83        24755             US        04 APR 97  08 APR 97
1997 014B                   24758            CIS        06 APR 97  09 APR 97


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