satwk06.rpt from OIG
Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Fri, 6 Feb 1998 12:30:36 -0600 (CST)
Weekly Satellite Situation Report
Date: February 06, 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.
Usspacecom has recataloged object 17425.
Originally Cataloged as
17425 1986-019FL ARIANE 1 DEB ESA 02/22/86 02/02/89
Presently Cataloged as
17425 1986-010C CZ-3 DEB PRC 02/01/86
Period: January 29, 1998 through February 04, 1998
Newly Cataloged Objects:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee
Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM
1998-004A SOYUZ TM 27 25146 CIS 28 Jan 92.2 51.7 385 378
1998-004B SL-4 R/B 25147 CIS 29 Jan 87.4 51.6 151 144
1998-005A USA 137 25148 US 28 Jan No elements available
1998-005B USA 137 R/B 25149 US 29 Jan No elements available
1992-072E ARIANE 42P+ DEB 25150 ESA 28 Oct 237.2 7.6 12450 182
1992-072F ARIANE 42P+ DEB 25151 ESA 28 Oct 438.1 6.6 25097 364
1998-006A BRASILAT B3 25152 BRAZIL 04 Feb 630.4 7.0 35734 217
1998-006B INMARSAT 25153 IM 04 Feb 634.1 6.9 35948 197
1998-006C ARIANE R/B 25154 ESA 04 Feb 652.0 6.9 36798 263
1998-006D SPELDA 25155 ESA 04 Feb 657.7 7.0 37027 323
Objects NO Longer In Orbit:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay
Designation Name Number Source Date Date
1994-029ADH PEGASUS DEB 25075 US 19 May 1994 09 Dec 1997
1978-016E ATLAS CENTAUR D 25145 US 09 Feb 1978 27 Jan 1998
1998-003A STS 89 25143 US 23 Jan 1998 31 Jan 1998
1998-004B SL-4 R/B 25147 CIS 29 Jan 1998 31 Jan 1998
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Mike McCants
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