8 objects cataloged for Chinese Iridium launch

Craig Cholar (3432P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL)
Mon, 08 Dec 97 15:14:10 PST

OIG has cataloged eight objects for the Chinese Iridium launch.  As of
12/9 0000 UT the THIRTY.TLE file has no names for them.

97077A                                           636 x 626 km
1 25077U 97077A   97342.68333179  .00165015  00000-0  21610-1 0    31
2 25077  86.2870 121.7261 0007375 293.8661  66.1995 14.79409851    50
97077B                                           638 x 626 km
1 25078U 97077B   97342.68338231 -.00010654  00000-0 -14442-2 0    43
2 25078  86.2874 121.7237 0008259 296.2408  63.8330 14.79156672    53
97077C                                           662 x 179 km
1 25079U 97077C   97342.66845188  .00653492 -13359-5  62448-3 0    44
2 25079  86.2928 121.7102 0355377 169.2898 191.6205 15.48609586    58
97077D                                           628 x 211 km
1 25080U 97077D   97342.66821903  .00399537 -13558-5  89825-3 0    41
2 25080  86.2282 121.7381 0306884 155.8652 205.7376 15.49090569    52
97077E                                           810 x 179 km
1 25081U 97077E   97342.54306276  .05381220 -16912-5  59513-2 0    20
2 25081  86.5867 121.7186 0458579 169.3145 191.6939 15.23743206    35
97077F                                           833 x 178 km
1 25082U 97077F   97342.67435557  .06220241 -17537-5  67250-2 0    27
2 25082  86.5489 121.6746 0475875 171.2605 182.8985 15.20036633    60
97077G                                           664 x 178 km
1 25083U 97077G   97342.60338868  .00000406 -12772-5  00000+0 0    24
2 25083  86.2977 121.7338 0357183 169.6860 188.7801 15.48484041    54
97077H                                           844 x 427 km
1 25084U 97077H   97342.41183774  .00000048  00000-0  00000+0 0    14
2 25084  86.6925 122.2935 0297833 153.8697 197.0082 14.78025463    09

Craig Cholar