SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 457

A publication of NASA's National Space Science Data Center/World Data Center-A for Rockets and Satellites on behalf of IUWDS/COSPAR

November 25, 1991

SPACEWARN Activities

All information in this publication was received between October 25, and November 24, 1991.

A. List of New International Designations and Launch Dates.

USSPACECOM Catalog numbers are in parentheses.

1991-080A (21795) STS-44       Nov 24  1991-077C (21781) Cosmos 2167     Nov 12
     079A (21789) Cosmos 2172  Nov 22       077B (21780) Cosmos 2166     Nov 12
     078A (21787) Cosmos 2171  Nov 20       077A (21779) Cosmos 2165     Nov 12
     077F (21784) Cosmos 2170  Nov 12       076A (21775) USA-72          Nov  8
     077E (21783) Cosmos 2169  Nov 12       075A (21765) INTELSAT VI F-1 Oct 29
     077D (21782) Cosmos 2168  Nov 12

B. Text of Launch Announcements.

1991-080A: STS-44, the space shuttle Atlantis, was launched on November 24, 1991 by the U.S. Its mid-deck payload consists of a Department of Defense satellite.
1991-079A: Cosmos 2172, a communications satellite, was launched on November 22, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. using the PROTON carrier rocket.
1991-078A: Cosmos 2171 was launched on November 20, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research using the SOYUZ carrier rocket.
1991-077F: Cosmos 2170 was launched on November 12, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research utilizing the same booster rocket that launched Cosmos 2165. Initial orbital parameters: period 113.8 min, apogee 1432 km, perigee 1385 km, inclination 82.6 deg.
1991-077E: Cosmos 2169 was launched on November 12, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research utilizing the same booster rocket that launched Cosmos 2165. Initial orbital parameters: period 113.8 min, apogee 1432 km, perigee 1385 km, inclination 82.6 deg.
1991-077D: Cosmos 2168 was launched on November 12, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research utilizing the same booster rocket that launched Cosmos 2165. Initial orbital parameters: period 113.8 min, apogee 1434 km, perigee 1392 km, inclination 82.6 deg.
1991-077C: Cosmos 2167 was launched on November 12, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research utilizing the same booster rocket that launched Cosmos 2165. Initial orbital parameters: period 113.9 min, apogee 1437 km, perigee 1402 km, inclination 82.6 deg.
1991-077B: Cosmos 2166 was launched on November 12, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research utilizing the same booster rocket that launched Cosmos 2165. Initial orbital parameters: period 114.0 min, apogee 1440 km, perigee 1408 km, inclination 82.6 deg.
1991-077A: Cosmos 2165 was launched on November 12, 1991 by the U.S.S.R. to continue space research. Initial orbital parameters: period 113.9 min, apogee 1436 km, perigee 1396 km, inclination 82.6 deg. 1991-076A; USA-72 was launched on November 8, 1991 by the U.S.
1991-075A: INTELSAT VI F-1, a telecommunications satellite, was launched on October 29, 1991 from the Kourou Space Center using the ARIANE booster rocket. Initial orbital parameters: period 716.1 min, apogee 35,738 km, perigee 4533 km, inclination 4.4 deg. The spacecraft is capable of handling 120,000 telephone, television broadcast, and other services simultaneously; its system of directional antennas allow the satellite to cover the entire American, European, and African continents by means of a reconfiguration.

C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation

Category I

Spacecraft with essentially continuous radio beacons on frequencies less than 150 MHz, or higher frequencies if especially suited for ionospheric or geodetic studies. To see a list select here.
Global Positioning System satellites useful for navigational purposes and geodetic studies. To see a list select here.
Optical objects used for geophysical studies. To see a list select here.
Satellites useful for simultaneous observation programs with small cameras.(SPACEWARN would appreciate suggestions to update this list.) To see a list select here.
Satellite objects that are nearing their decay into the atmosphere. (Orbital observations of these objects during the decaying phase are useful for atmospheric studies. Note: For maneuverable spacecraft the prediction may be invalid.)
Updates not available

Actual decays/landings of payload spacecraft and rocket bodies (R/B) only. Additional information is not available.

                            Actual Decay Dates 1991

1961-OMI 138 (00418)           Nov  5	1978-026EJ (12289)             Nov 10
1963-022C  (00610)             Nov 15	1979-017KE (17781)             Nov 10
1965-082MV (03383)             Oct 29	1979-017KM (17825)             Oct 22
1965-082PX (03466)             Nov 18	1981-053CB (12734)             Nov  4
1965-082QU (03498)             Oct 27	1981-053GS (13760)             Nov  9
1967-014P  (18929)             Nov 10	1982-118E  (13774)             Oct 29
1967-039B  (02763)             Oct 27	1986-017DE (21240)             Nov 11
1969-082AQ (04172)             Oct 24	1986-017DS (21417)             Oct 30
1969-082KV (17659)             Oct 26	1986-019VB (19510)             Oct 25
1970-025AE (04646)             Oct 25	1987-012A  (17480) ASTRO-C     Nov  1
1970-025FF (04908)             Oct 27	1988-108E  (19691)             Nov 13
1971-015AB (05102)             Nov  9	1989-100AJ (21768)             Nov 22
1972-011A  (05852) COSMOS 476  Oct 25	1989-100AK (21769)             Nov 21
1975-052EK (21451)             Oct 29	1989-100AL (21770)             Nov 22
1975-052FC (21468)             Nov 12	1990-100D  (20948)             Nov  6
1975-052FX (21502)             Nov 12	1991-047B  (21553) LOSAT-X     Nov 15
1975-052GA (21505)             Oct 24	1991-047C  (21554)             Oct 26
1975-052GD (21508)             Sep  3	1991-051H  (21587)             Nov  8
1975-052GF (21510)             Oct 31	1991-066A  (21713) COSMOS 2156 Nov 17
1975-052GP (21518)             Oct 29	1991-070C  (21755)             Oct 25
1975-052GQ (21519)             Nov 13	1991-070D  (21756)             Oct 25
1975-052GT (21522)             Nov 10	1991-070E  (21757)             Oct 27
1975-052HH (21563)             Oct  9	1991-070F  (21758)             Nov  9
1975-052HP (21569)             Nov 16	1991-072C  (21745)             Oct 25
1975-052HU (21600)             Nov 10	1991-074B  (21760)             Oct 25
1975-052HX (21671)             Oct 27	1991-074C  (21761)             Oct 24
1975-052JF (21679)             Oct 19	1991-079B  (21790)             Nov 24
1975-052JM (21685)             Nov  1	1991-079C  (21791)             Nov 23
1977-014B  (09859)             Nov 14

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SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 457

SPACEWARN Activities

A. List of New International Designations and Launch Dates.

B. Text of Launch Announcements.

C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation

NASA Official: J. H. King, joe.king@gsfc.nasa.gov Last updated: 23 May 1995, EVB II

NASA Official: J. H. King, joe.king@gsfc.nasa.gov
Last updated: 23 May 1995, EVB II