satwk11 and 12 reports from OIG

Mike McCants (mikem@freeside.fc.net)
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:12:49 -0600 (CST)

              Weekly Satellite Situation Report


   Date:  March 13, 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.


Period: March 05, 1998 through March 11, 1998

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1978-068C    ATLAS CENT. R/B 25253   US     29 Aug  640.3   21.5  35582     877
1993-059H    SL-16 DEB       25254   CIS    16 Sep  101.7   71.0    852     825
1981-043D    METEOR 2-7 DEB  25255   CIS    14 May  102.4   81.3    917     827

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1992-093GV   SL-16 DEB       22510   CIS    25 Dec 1992 03 Mar 1998
1994-029AZ   PEGASUS DEB     24004   US     19 May 1994 03 Mar 1998
1994-029SF   PEGASUS DEB     24427   US     19 May 1994 04 Mar 1998
1998-010G    IRIDIUM 53 DEB  25241   IRID   18 Feb 1998 05 Mar 1998


   Date:  March 20, 1998

Period: March 12, 1998 through March 18, 1998

Newly Cataloged Objects:

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

1998-015A    PROGRESS M-38   25256   CIS    14 Mar   88.7   51.7    230     189
1998-015B    SL-4 R/B        25257   CIS    14 Mar   88.6   51.6    225     186
1998-016A    UHF F\O F8      25258   US     16 Mar  415.4   26.9  23910     218
1998-016B    ATLAS 2 AS CENT 25259   US     16 Mar  413.0   26.9  23785     203

Objects NO Longer In Orbit:

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

1998-010H    IRIDIUM 53 DEB  25242   IRID   18 Feb 1998 14 Mar 1998
1997-059B    ATLAS 2AS CENTA 25005   US     05 Oct 1997 15 Mar 1998
1997-081A    PROGRESS M-37   25102   CIS    20 Dec 1997 16 Mar 1998
1998-015B    SL-4 R/B        25257   CIS    14 Mar 1998 16 Mar 1998
1997-062B    CZ-3B R/B       25011   PRC    16 Oct 1997 18 Mar 1998

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Mike McCants
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