satwk27 report from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:23:43 -0500 (CDT)

The OIG BBS is still operational and the next report was available.

Mike McCants
mikem@fc.net


              Weekly Satellite Situation Report


   Date:  July 02, 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: June 25, 1998 through July 01, 1998

Newly Cataloged Objects:

Internatl.                   Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee
Designation  Name            Number  Source Date   Mins.  nation KM     KM

1998-038C    SL-04 DEB       25375   CIS    24 Jun   88.4   67.1    247     147
1998-039A    COSMOS 2359     25376   CIS    25 Jun   89.9   64.9    299     239
1998-039B    SL-4 R/B        25377   CIS    25 Jun   87.4   64.9    153     135
1994-029ADQ  PEGASUS DEB     25378   US     19 May   99.3   82.3    909     542
1998-040A    MOLNIYA 3-49    25379   CIS    01 Jul  731.5   62.8  40609     418
1998-040B    SL-6 R/B (1)    25380   CIS    01 Jul   90.5   62.8    387     209
1998-040C    SL-6 PLAT       25381   CIS    01 Jul   90.9   62.8    455     180
1998-040D    SL-6 R/B (2)    25382   CIS    01 Jul  735.3   62.8  40805     442

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

Internatl.                   Catalog Object Launch      Decay
Designation  Name            Number  Source Date        Date

1992-010C    ARIANE 44L R/B  21895   ESA    26 Feb 1992 14 May 1998
1998-027B    SL-6 R/B(1)     25328   CIS    07 May 1998 25 Jun 1998
1998-038C    SL-04 DEB       25375   CIS    24 Jun 1998 25 Jun 1998
1986-017KX   MIR DEB         23904   CIS    19 Feb 1986 26 Jun 1998
1998-038B    SL-04 R/B       25374   CIS    24 Jun 1998 28 Jun 1998
1998-039B    SL-4 R/B        25377   CIS    25 Jun 1998 30 Jun 1998