satwk07.rpt from OIG
Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Thu, 12 Feb 1998 21:12:37 -0600 (CST)
Weekly Satellite Situation Report
Date: February 12, 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: February 05, 1998 through February 11, 1998
Newly Cataloged Objects:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee
Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM
1963-049N TRANSIT 5B-2 DE 25156 US 05 Dec 107.0 90.1 1113 1060
1998-007A GFO 25157 US 10 Feb 101.4 108.0 878 775
1998-007B ORBCOMM FM3 25158 US 10 Feb 101.5 108.0 878 782
1998-007C ORBCOMM FM4 25159 US 10 Feb 101.5 108.0 876 786
1998-007D TAURUS R/B 25160 US 10 Feb 101.6 108.0 885 783
1998-007E TAURUS DEB 25161 US 10 Feb 101.4 108.0 875 779
Objects NO Longer In Orbit:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay
Designation Name Number Source Date Date
1986-017MH MIR DEB 25038 CIS 19 Feb 1986 09 Feb 1998
1981-054A MOLNIYA 3-16 12512 CIS 09 Jun 1981 10 Feb 1998
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