satwk50.rpt from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:13:50 -0600 (CST)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report


   Date:  December 15, 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: December 04, 1997 through December 10, 1997

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1994-029ADH  PEGASUS DEB     25075   US     19 May   91.3   81.6    366     336
1996-049H    PEGASUS DEB     25076   US     21 Aug  130.1   83.0   3933     324
1997-077A    IRIDIUM 42      25077   IRID   08 Dec   97.3   86.3    654     644
1997-077B    IRIDIUM 44      25078   IRID   08 Dec   97.3   86.3    654     643
1997-077C    CZ-2C R/B       25079   PRC    08 Dec   92.9   86.3    654     177
1997-077D    CZ-2C PLAT      25080   PRC    08 Dec   92.8   86.2    625     213
1997-077E    CZ-2C DEB       25081   PRC    08 Dec   93.4   86.6    705     175
1997-077F    CZ-2C DEB       25082   PRC    08 Dec   93.3   86.6    700     170
1997-077G    CZ-2C DEB       25083   PRC    08 Dec   92.8   86.3    649     177
1997-077H    CZ-2C DEB       25084   PRC    08 Dec   97.4   86.7    845     427
1991-009CX   SL-8 DEB        25085   CIS    12 Feb  118.1   74.1   1754    1456
1997-078A    GALAXY 8        25086   US     08 Dec  936.3   27.0  50491     158
1997-078B    CENTAUR R/B     25087   US     08 Dec  937.1   27.0  50515     168
1997-079A    COSMOS 2348     25088   CIS    09 Dec   92.8   65.0    434     420
1993-032D    PAM-D DEB       25090   US     13 May  322.8   34.8  18203     214

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1994-029AF   PEGASUS DEB     23985   US     19 May 1994 26 Nov 1997
1994-029LU   PEGASUS DEB     24245   US     19 May 1994 30 Nov 1997
1994-029YQ   PEGASUS DEB     24588   US     19 May 1994 01 Dec 1997
1994-029NV   PEGASUS DEB     24344   US     19 May 1994 02 Dec 1997
1994-029UT   PEGASUS DEB     24494   US     19 May 1994 02 Dec 1997
1986-017KL   MIR DEB         23892   CIS    19 Feb 1986 04 Dec 1997
1994-029RA   PEGASUS DEB     24397   US     19 May 1994 04 Dec 1997
1997-073A    STS 87          25061   US     18 Nov 1997 05 Dec 1997
1997-073B    SPARTAN         25062   US     18 Nov 1997 05 Dec 1997
1997-076B    SL-12 R/B(1)    25072   CIS    02 Dec 1997 05 Dec 1997
1994-029UK   PEGASUS DEB     24486   US     19 May 1994 06 Dec 1997
1994-029CL   PEGASUS DEB     24039   US     19 May 1994 08 Dec 1997
1997-079B    SL-11 R/B       25089   CIS    09 Dec 1997 10 Dec 1997


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