satwk30 report from OIG BBS
Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 11:08:47 -0500 (CDT)
The OIG BBS is still operational.
Mike McCants
mikem@fc.net
Weekly Satellite Situation Report
Date: July 23, 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: July 16, 1998 through July 22, 1998
Newly Cataloged Objects:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee
Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM
1998-043H SL-16 DEB 25401 CIS 10 Jul 103.5 98.5 1047 802
1998-043J SL-16 DEB 25402 CIS 10 Jul 103.4 99.0 1032 802
1998-043K SL-16 DEB 25403 CIS 10 Jul 104.7 98.6 1141 818
1998-044A SINOSAT 1 25404 PRC 17 Jul 642.3 19.0 35957 608
1998-044B CZ-3B R/B 25405 PRC 18 Jul 638.8 18.9 35778 603
Objects NO Longer In Orbit:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay
Designation Name Number Source Date Date
1989-089AD COBE DEB 22768 US 18 Nov 1989 11 Jul 1998
1994-029BE PEGASUS DEB 24009 US 19 May 1994 14 Jul 1998
1965-082AB OV2-1/LCS 2 DEB 01664 US 15 Oct 1965 15 Jul 1998
1998-040E SL-6 DEB 25387 CIS 01 Jul 1998 16 Jul 1998
1998-040B SL-6 R/B (1) 25380 CIS 01 Jul 1998 18 Jul 1998
1971-067J OV1-20/OV1-21 D 05405 US 07 Aug 1971 20 Jul 1998