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