satwk18.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Thu, 1 May 1997 16:56:34 -0500 (CDT)

                        WEEKLY SATELLITE SITUATION REPORT


    This report is prepared weekly as a supplement to the monthly Satel-
    lite 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 calendar week 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.

    This report is prepared and made available by the Mission Operations
    and Systems Development Division, Code 510.1, Goddard Space Flight
    Center, Greenbelt, Maryland,  USA 20771.

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                                                   Date: May 01, 1997


                  Period: April 24 through April 30


                       Newly Cataloged Objects


INTERNATIONAL          CATALOG OBJECT  LAUNCH  PERIOD  INCLI-  APOGEE PERIGEE
IDENTIFIER     NAME    NUMBER  SOURCE   DATE   MINS.   NATION    KM     KM

1997 019A   GOES K     24786     US    25 APR   991.8    8.1    42228  10907
1997 019B              24787     US    25 APR   750.2   27.0    41793    153
1994 029ABR            24788     US    19 MAY   102.2   81.8     1117    612
1995 008M              24789    CIS    02 MAR    94.3   65.8      514    458


                         Objects No Longer In Orbit


INTERNATIONAL               CATALOG          OBJECT       LAUNCH       DATE
IDENTIFIER     NAME         NUMBER           SOURCE        DATE       DECAYED

1994 029PM                  24360              US        19 MAY 94  22 APR 97
1969 082ES                  04445              US        30 SEP 69  24 APR 97
1989 089P                   22754              US        18 NOV 89  28 APR 97
1996 058F                   24503             CIS        26 SEP 96  30 APR 97


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