Weekly Satellite Situation Report Date: April 24, 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: April 16, 1998 through April 22, 1998 Newly Cataloged Objects: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM 1998-022A STS 90 25297 US 17 Apr 89.9 39.0 286 257 1998-019G IRIDIUM DEB 25298 IRID 30 Mar 95.6 86.6 560 500 1998-019H IRIDIUM DEB 25299 IRID 30 Mar 94.7 86.6 509 500 1987-062C COSMOS 1869 DEB 25300 CIS 16 Jul 97.2 82.5 631 616 1986-017MR MIR DEB 25301 CIS 19 Feb 92.1 51.7 378 372 1986-017MS MIR DEB 25302 CIS 19 Feb 92.1 51.7 379 372 1986-017MT MIR DEB 25303 CIS 19 Feb 92.1 51.7 378 371 1986-017MU MIR DEB 25304 CIS 19 Feb 92.0 51.7 378 371 Objects NO Longer In Orbit: Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay Designation Name Number Source Date Date 1994-029YA PEGASUS DEB 24574 US 19 May 1994 11 Apr 1998 1994-029ADE PEGASUS DEB 24997 US 19 May 1994 11 Apr 1998 1994-029CG PEGASUS DEB 24035 US 19 May 1994 15 Apr 1998 1997-056F DELTA 2 R/B 24970 US 27 Sep 1997 17 Apr 1998 1997-019B ATLAS 2A CENTAU 24787 US 25 Apr 1997 21 Apr 1998 1988-098C ARIANE 2 DEB 20132 ESA 28 Oct 1988 22 Apr 1998 1994-047B ATLAS 2A CENTAU 23193 US 03 Aug 1994 22 Apr 1998 Posted to SeeSat-L by Mike McCants mikem@fc.net