satwk17.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:01:07 -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 24, 1997

                  Period: April 17 through April 23

                       Newly Cataloged Objects

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

1994 029ABN            24774     US    19 MAY    91.3   81.8      356    327
1994 029ABP            24775     US    19 MAY    94.9   81.7      530    503
1994 029ABQ            24776     US    19 MAY    95.5   81.6      601    489
1997 012D              24777     US    04 APR   101.9   98.9      855    842
1997 012E              24778     US    04 APR   101.9   98.9      855    842
1997 018A   MINISAT 01 24779   SPAIN   21 APR    96.1  150.9      581    562
1977 018B   PEGASUS    24780     US    21 APR    96.0  150.9      582    554
1995 008G              24781    CIS    02 MAR    94.4   65.8      515    468
1995 008H              24782    CIS    02 MAR    94.3   65.8      514    463
1995 008J              24783    CIS    02 MAR    94.2   65.8      515    452
1995 008K              24784    CIS    02 MAR    94.2   65.8      514    448
1995 008L              24785    CIS    02 MAR    94.3   65.8      514    458


                         Objects No Longer In Orbit


INTERNATIONAL               CATALOG          OBJECT       LAUNCH       DATE
IDENTIFIER     NAME         NUMBER           SOURCE        DATE       DECAYED

1994 029ABN                 24774             US        19 MAY 94  17 MAR 97
1994 029ABP                 24775             US        19 MAY 94  02 APR 97
1994 029ABQ                 24776             US        19 MAY 94  08 APR 97
1994 029DU                  24073             US        19 MAY 94  13 APR 97
1994 029VJ                  24510             US        19 MAY 94  13 APR 97
1963 014DV                  19002             US        09 MAY 63  14 APR 97
1994 029QW                  24393             US        19 MAY 94  15 APR 97
1994 029XG                  24556             US        19 MAY 94  15 APR 97
1994 029CZ                  24052             US        19 MAY 94  15 APR 97
1994 029PJ                  24357             US        19 MAY 94  17 APR 97
1994 029YC                  24576             US        19 MAY 94  18 APR 97
1964 006B    ELEKTRON 2     00748            CIS        30 JAN 64  22 APR 97


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