satwk09.rpt from OIG
Mike McCants (mikem@fc.net)
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 12:42:02 -0600 (CST)
Weekly Satellite Situation Report
Date: February 27, 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.
OBJECTS CATALOGED
1987-0068C SL-14 DEB 25177 CIS 18 AUG 102.9 82.4 1055 743
THROUGH
1987-0068BK SL-14 DEB 25232 CIS 18 AUG 103.5 82.5 987 865
Period: February 19, 1998 through February 25, 1998
Newly Cataloged Objects:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Period Incli- Apogee Perigee
Designation Name Number Source Date Mins. nation KM KM
1998-011A COMENTS 25175 JAPAN 21 Feb 106.5 30.0 1882 249
1998-011B H-2 R/B 25176 JAPAN 21 Feb 106.5 30.0 1879 247
1998-012A SNOE 25233 US 26 Feb 95.8 97.7 580 535
1998-12B BATSAT 25234 US 26 Feb 95.8 97.7 581 535
1998-012C PEGASUS DEB 25235 US 26 Feb 94.3 97.7 509 465
1998-012D PEGASUS DEB 25236 US 27 Feb 95.8 97.7 581 532
Objects NO Longer In Orbit:
Internatl. Catalog Object Launch Decay
Designation Name Number Source Date Date
1994-029DN PEGASUS DEB 24065 US 19 May 1994 18 Feb 1998
1986-017MF MIR DEB 25036 CIS 19 Feb 1986 18 Feb 1998
1994-029Y PEGASUS DEB 23978 US 19 May 1994 20 Feb 1998
1998-009B SL-4 R/B 25168 CIS 17 Feb 1998 21 Feb 1998
1997-074D H-2 R/B(2) 25066 JPN 27 Nov 1997 26 Feb 1998
1997-077D CZ-2C PLAT 25080 PRC 08 Dec 1997 27 Feb 1998
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Mike McCants
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