satwk45.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:50:28 -0600 (CST)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report

   Date:  November 07, 1997

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: October 30, 1997 through November 05, 1997

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1997-058C    SPUTNIK JR      24958   CIS    05 Oct   92.3   51.7    392     383
1997-065A    DSCS III/B-13   25019   US     25 Oct No elements available
1997-065C    IABS R/B        25021   US     25 Oct 1424.8    0.0  35599   35531
1997-066A    MAQSAT H        25023   ESA    30 Oct  467.8    7.7  26612     554
1997-066B    MAQSAT B        25024   ESA    30 Oct  466.7    0.0  26572     531
1997-066C    YES             25025   ESA    30 Oct  467.9    7.7  26626     545
1997-066D    ARIANE 5 (SPELD 25026   ESA    30 Oct  478.7    7.8  27146     641
1992-053D    SL-8 DEB        25027   CIS    12 Aug  100.9   74.3    806     800
1993-036D    SL-8 DEB        25028   CIS    11 Jun  101.0   74.0    817     799
1987-020DR   COSMOS 1823 DEB 25029   CIS    20 Feb   93.9   73.0    527     408

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1989-089CB   COBE DEB        23080   US     18 Nov 1989 11 Oct 1997
1997-060A    FOTON           25006   CIS    09 Oct 1997 23 Oct 1997
1994-029DE   PEGASUS DEB     24057   US     19 May 1994 25 Oct 1997
1994-029TC   PEGASUS DEB     24446   US     19 May 1994 25 Oct 1997
1994-029LT   PEGASUS DEB     24244   US     19 May 1994 26 Oct 1997
1994-029ABZ  PEGASUS DEB     24844   US     19 May 1994 27 Oct 1997
1997-060B    SL-4 R/B        25007   CIS    09 Oct 1997 31 Oct 1997
1987-079K    SL-12 DEB       25012   CIS    16 Sep 1987 31 Oct 1997


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Mike McCants
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