From: Richard Langley <LANG@unb.ca>
Subject: SPACEWARN Bulletin SPX-466
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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:10:22 GMT

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SPX-466	1	August 25, 1992






     SPX-466        AUGUST 25, 1992


SPACEWARN Activities
(All information in this publication was received between
July 25 and August 24, 1992)


A.  List of New International Designations and Launch Dates.  (HQ USSPACECOM
Catalog numbers are in parentheses.)

1992-056A (22093) RESURS F-16      Aug 19 1992-050A (22068) MOLNIYA 1-84  Aug 06
     055A (22090) PROGRESS M-14    Aug 15      049B (22065) EURECA-1      Jul 31
     054A (22087) AUSSAT B-1       Aug 13      049A (22064) STS 46        Jul 31
     053A (22080) COSMOS 2208      Aug 12      048A (22062) COSMOS 2207   Jul 30
     052C (22078) S 80/T           Aug 10      047C (22058) COSMOS 2206   Jul 30
     052B (22077) KITSAT-A/URIBYOL Aug 10      047B (22057) COSMOS 2205   Jul 30
     052A (22076) TOPEX-POSEIDON   Aug 10      047A (22056) COSMOS 2204   Jul 30
     051A (22072) PRC 35           Aug 09      046A (22054) SOYUZ TM-15   Jul 27
                                               045A (22052) COSMOS 2203   Jul 24


B.  Text of Launch Announcements.

1992-056A  RESURS F-16, a C.I.S. remote sensing spacecraft, was launched from
           Plesetsk cosmodroCme by a Soyuz rocket. Initial orbital parameters
           are: period 88.7 min, apogee 258 km, perigee 193 km, and inclination
           82.6 deg.

1992-055A  PROGRESS M-14, a C.I.S. cargo spacecraft, was launched from Baykonur
           launch site, to deliver supplies to the manned MIR space station. It
           docked with MIR on August 18. It carried a capsule for returning
           research output materials from MIR. Initial orbital parameters are:
           period 88.6 min, apogee 251 km, perigee 191 km, and inclination
           51.6 deg.

1992-054A  AUSSAT B-1 (also known as OPTUS B-1), an Australian communications
           spacecraft, was launched from Xichang site by a Long March 2-E
           rocket. Initial, pre-geostationary orbital parameters are: period
           802 min; apogee 37,299 km; perigee 7134 km; and inclination 10.7 deg.

1992-053A  COSMOS 2208, a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched from Plesetsk
           cosmodrome. Initial orbital parameters are: period 101 min, apogee
           826 km, perigee 790 km, and inclination 74.1 deg.

1992-052C  S 80/T, a French technology spacecraft, was launched from Kourou in
           French Guiana by an Ariane booster. Initial orbital parameters are
           period 120 min, apogee 1338 km, perigee 1315 km, and inclination 66
           deg.

1992-052B  KITSAT-A, also known as URIBYOL (meaning "our star"), a South Korean
           spacecraft, was launched from Kourou in French Guiana by an Ariane
           booster. It carried an electronic mail system, an Earth-picture
           camera, and a device to measure cosmic rays. Initial orbital
           parameters are: period 112 min, apogee 1328 km, perigee 1316 km,
           and inclination 66 deg.

1992-052A  TOPEX-POSEIDON, a French-U.S.A. spacecraft, was launched from Kourou,
           French Guiana, by an Ariane booster. It carried instruments to study
           ocean levels and currents. Initial orbital parameters are: period
           112 min, apogee 1341 km, perigee 1322 km, and inclination 66.5 deg.

1992-051A  PRC 35, a Chinese experimental, retrievable spacecraft, was launched
           from Jiuquan launch center by a Long March 2-D booster. It carried
           instruments for microgravity research. Initial orbital parameters
           are: period 90 min, apogee 354 km, perigee 173 km, and inclination
           63 deg.

1992-050A  MOLNIYA 1-84, a C.I.S. communications spacecraft, was launched from
           Plesetck cosmodrome by a Molniya booster rocket. Initial orbital
           parameters are: period 12 hr, 17 min; apogee 40,603; perigee 636 km;
           and inclination 63.6 deg.

1992-049B  EURECA-1, a European research spacecraft, was released from the
           shuttle STS 46 on August 2, 1992. It carried material for micro-
           gravity experiments on organisms and an X-ray astronomy instrument.
           Initial orbital parameters are: period 93.4 min, apogee 447 km,
           perigee 438 km, and inclination 28.5 deg.

1992-049A  STS 46, a manned U.S.A. shuttle, was launched from Cape Canaveral. It
           released a European spacecraft on August 2, 1992. Attempts by the
           crew to deploy an Italian tethered probe, TSS-1, failed. Initial
           orbital parameters of STS 46 are: period 90.6 min, apogee 306 km,
           perigee 299 km, and inclination 28.5 deg.

1992-048A  COSMOS 2207, a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched from Plesetsk
           cosmodrome by a Soyuz booster. Initial orbital parameters are:
           period 82.3 min, apogee 313 km, perigee 228 km, and inclination
           89.9 km.

1992-047A, COSMOS 2204, 2205, and 2206 were launched from Baykonur cosmodrome
-47B,-47C  by a Proton booster. Their initial orbital parameters are: period
           11 hr, 15 min; apogee 19,135; perigee 19,125.

1992-046A  SOYUZ TM-15, a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched from Baykonur
           cosmodrome on its way to dock with MIR station. It carried one
           French and two Russian cosmonauts. Initial orbital parameters are:
           period 88.6 min, apogee 233 km, perigee 200 km, and inclination
           51.6 deg.

1992-045A  COSMOS 2203, a C.I.S. spacecraft, was launched. Initial orbital
           parameters are period 89.5 min, apogee 326 km, perigee 173 km, and
           inclination 62.8 deg.


C.  Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation (Category I).

    1. Spacecraft with essentially continuous radio beacons on frequencies less
than 150 MHz, or higher frequencies if especially suited for ionospheric or
geodetic studies.  ("NNSS" denotes U.S. Navy Navigational Satellite System;
* indicates updated information since the last issue.  SPACEWARN appreciates the
suggestions by G. E. Perry, MBE [Cornwall, U.K.] in updating this list.)

Designations,          Epoch, Frequency, Power,
National Name          and Orbit Information       Remarks

1966-110A (02608)      June 16, 1988               Weak signals.
ATS 1                  137.35 MHz                  VHF translator on ~12 hr/day.
                       Inclination: 14.0 deg
1967-111A (03029)      June 16, 1988               Weak signals.
ATS 3                  136.37 MHz
                       137.35 MHz
                       Location: 105 deg W
                       Inclination: 12.1 deg
1973-081A (06909)      September 15, 1988          Operational transit.
OSCAR (NAV) 20         150 MHz at 0.75 W           Also known as NNSS 30200.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 89.9 deg
1975-100A (08366)      June 29, 1991
GOES 1                 136.38 MHz
                       Location: 81.2 deg W
                       Inclination: 10.5 deg
1977-048A (10061)      December 21, 1991
GOES 2                 136.38 MHz
                       Location: 59.1 deg W
                       Inclination: 9.4 deg
1978-012A (10637)      December 26, 1991
IUE                    136.86 MHz
                       Inclination: 33.201 deg
1978-062A (10953)      November 2, 1991
GOES 3                 136.38 MHz
                       Location: 174.1 deg W
                       Inclination: 8.0 deg
1981-044A (12458)      March 4, 1991               Stored in orbit at
NOVA I                 150 MHz at 3.00 W           maintenance frequency.
                       400 MHz at 5.00 W           Also known as NNSS 30480.
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg
1981-122A (13010)      December 15, 1991
MARECS-A               137.17 MHz
                       Location: 19.8 deg E
                       Inclination: 4.7 deg
1984-110A (13562)      September 15, 1988          Operational transit.
NOVA III               150 MHz at 3.00 W           Also known as NNSS 30500.
                       400 MHz at 5.00 W
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg
1984-114B (13586)      November 23, 1991
MARECS-B2              137.17 MHz
                       Location: 55.6 deg W
                       Inclination: 2.6 deg
1984-123A (15427)      January 5, 1992
NOAA 9                 137.62 MHz
                       Inclination: 99.158 deg
1985-066B (15936)      February 26, 1991           Stored in orbit at
OSCAR (NAV) 30         150 MHz at 1.00 W           maintenance frequency.
                       400 MHz at 2.00 W           Also known as NNSS 30300.
                       Inclination: 89.9 deg
1986-017A (16609)      October 27, 1991
MIR                    145.550 MHz
                       Inclination: 51.604 deg
1986-073A (16969)      January 5, 1992
NOAA 10                137.50 MHz
                       Inclination: 98.549 deg
1986-086A (17066)      July 18, 1991          INACTIVE. Replaced by COSMOS 2181.
COSMOS 1791            150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.945 deg
1986-088A (17070)      September 15, 1988          Experimental.
POLAR BEAR             150 MHz at 0.75 W           Also known as NNSS 30170.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 89.9 deg

1987-054A (18129)      October 27, 1991
COSMOS 1861            29.357 MHz
                       29.403 MHz
                       29.407 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.926 deg
1987-080A (18361)      December 5, 1988            Operational transit.
OSCAR (NAV) 27         150 MHz at 0.75 W           Also known as NNSS 30270.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 90.3 deg
1987-080B (18362)      February 7, 1991            Operational transit.
OSCAR (NAV) 29         150 MHz at 0.75 W           Also known as NNSS 30290.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 90.3 deg
1988-033A (19070)      January 31, 1989            Operational transit.
OSCAR (NAV) 23         150 MHz at 0.75 W           Also known as NNSS 30230.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 90.4 deg
1988-033B (19071)      February 26, 1991           Operational transit.
OSCAR (NAV) 32         150 MHz at 1.00 W           Also known as NNSS 30320.
                       400 MHz at 2.00 W
                       Inclination: 90.4 deg
1988-051A (19251)      September 12, 1991          Transmits on command.
METEOSAT 3             137.080 MHz
                       Location: 50 deg W
1988-052A (19223)      September 15, 1988          Operational transit.
NOVA II                150 MHz at 3.00 W           Also known as NNSS 30490.
                       400 MHz at 5.00 W
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg
1988-074A (19419)      September 15, 1988          Stored in orbit at an
OSCAR (NAV) 25         150 MHz at 0.75 W           offset frequency.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W           Also known as NNSS 30250.
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg
1988-074B (19420)      March 8, 1990               Stored in orbit at an
OSCAR (NAV) 31         150 MHz at 1.00 W           offset frequency.
                       400 MHz at 2.00 W           Also known as NNSS 30310.
                       Inclination: 98.971 deg
1988-089A (19531)      January 5, 1992
NOAA 11                136.77 MHz
                       137.77 MHz
                       Inclination: 99.059 deg
1989-017A (19826)      July 18, 1991          INACTIVE. Replaced by COSMOS 2180.
COSMOS 2004            149.94 MHz
                       399.84 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.955 deg
1989-042A (20045)      July 18, 1991          INACTIVE. Replaced by COSMOS 2135.
COSMOS 2026            149.97 MHz
                       399.92 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.941 deg
1990-017A (20508)      July 18, 1991
NADEZHDA-2             150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.955 deg
1990-036A (20577)      July 19, 1991          INACTIVE. Replaced by COSMOS 2184.
COSMOS 2074            149.91 MHz
                       399.76 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.944 deg
1990-086A (20826)      October 27, 1991
METEOR 2-20            137.850 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.530 deg

1991-007A (21089)      July 18, 1991
COSMOS 2123            150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.923 deg
1991-13A              *July 8, 1992           INACTIVE. Replaced by COSMOS 2195.
COSMOS 2135            149.97 MHz
                       399.92 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.832 deg
1991-019A (21152)      July 18, 1991
NADEZHDA-3             150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.929 deg
1991-029A (21230)      July 18, 1991
COSMOS 2142            150.03 MHz
                       400.08 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.953 deg
1991-030A (21232)      October 27, 1991
METEOR 3-4             137.300 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.548 deg
1991-032A (21236)      October 28, 1991
NOAA 12                137.500 MHz
                       Inclination: 98.723 deg
1991-059A (21666)      September 29, 1991
COSMOS 2154            149.94 MHz
                       399.84 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.909 deg
1991-081A (21796)      December 13, 1991
COSMOS 2173            149.97 MHZ
                       388.84 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.955 deg
1992-08A               April 23, 1992
COSMOS 2180            149.94 MHz
                       399.84 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.931 deg
1992-12A               April 23, 1992
COSMOS 2181            150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.948
1992-20A               April 23, 1992
COSMOS 2184            149.91 MHz
                       399.76 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.934 deg
1992-36A (22006)      *July 8, 1992
COSMOS 2195            149.97 MHz
                       399.92 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.934

(Note: In SPX-464, the comments "INACTIVE..." were typed above the exact lines,
and not at the exact lines. They are corrected in this SPX-465 and SPX-466.)


    2. Global Positioning System satellites useful for navigational purposes and
geodetic studies.  ("NNN" denotes no national name.  SPACEWARN would appreciate
suggestions to update this list.)


Designations,          Epoch, Frequency,
National Name          and Orbit Information       Remarks

1978-093A (11054)      September 7, 1991           Also known as GPS 3 (Global
NNN                    1575.42 MHz                 Positioning Satellite) and
                       1227.60 MHz                 NAVSTAR 3.
                       Inclination: 63.682 deg
1983-072A (14189)      September 8, 1991           Also known as NAVSTAR 8.
NNN                    1575.42 MHz
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 63.601 deg
1984-059A (15039)      September 8, 1991           Also known as USA-1 and
NNN                    1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 9.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 63.363 deg
1984-097A (15271)      September 9, 1991           Also known as NAVSTAR 10.
USA-5                  1575.42 MHz
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 62.973 deg
1985-093A (16129)      September 8, 1991           Also known as NAVSTAR 11.
USA-10                 1575.42 MHz
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 64.115 deg
1989-013A (19820)      August 17, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-1
USA-35                 1575.42 MHz                 (2nd Generation Global
                       1227.60 MHz                 Positioning Satellite) and
                       Inclination: 55.033 deg     NAVSTAR 2-01.
1989-044A (20061)      August 19, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-2 and
USA-38                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-02.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.937 deg
1989-064A (20185)      July 9, 1991                Also known as GPS 2-3 and
USA-42                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-03.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.873 deg
1989-085A (20302)      July 6, 1991                Also known as GPS 2-4 and
USA-47                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-04.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.368 deg
1989-097A (20361)      August 24, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-5 and
USA-49                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-05.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 55.058 deg
1990-008A (20452)      August 23, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-6 and
USA-50                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-06.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.329 deg
1990-025A (20533)      August 24, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-7 and
USA-54                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-07.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 55.202 deg
1990-068A (20724)      August 23, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-8 and
USA-63                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-08.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.671 deg
1990-088A (20830)      August 24, 1991             Also known as GPS 2-9 and
USA-64                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2-09.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.984 deg

1990-103A (20959)      September 4, 1991           Also known as GPS 2-10 and
USA-66                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2A-01.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 54.893 deg
1991-047A (21552)      September 17, 1991          Also known as GPS 2-11 and
USA-71                 1575.42 MHz                 NAVSTAR 2A-02.
                       1227.60 MHz
                       Inclination: 55.275


    3. Satellites useful for simultaneous observation programs with small
cameras; and for gravitational and atmospheric studies.  (* indicates updated
information since the last issue.  The magnitude is an approximation; it assumes
75% illumination of the satellite and 900 km range.  SPACEWARN would appreciate
suggestions to update this list.)

DUE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, THIS CATEGORY HAS NOT BEEN LISTED.

    4. 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.)

DUE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, THIS CATEGORY HAS NOT BEEN LISTED.

    5. Actual decays/landings of payload spacecraft and rocket bodies. Detailed

Designations          National Name         1992

1992-055B (22091)     RB/PROGRESS M-14      Aug 18
1992-055B (22073)     RB/PRC 35             Aug 16
1992-040B (22018)     RB/COSMOS 2196        Aug 15
1992-048A (22062)     COSMOS 2207           Aug 13
1992-014A (21908)     SOYUZ TM-14 (landed)  Aug 10
1992-049A (22064)     STS 46 (landed)       Aug 08
1992-048B (22063)     RB/COSMOS 2207        Aug 01
1992-045B (22053)     RB/COSMOS 2203        Aug 01
1992-047D (22059)     RB/COSMOS 2204-2206   Jul 30
1992-046B (22055)     RB/SOYUZ TM-15        Jul 29
1992-035A (22004)     PROGRESS M-13         Jul 24
1992-029A (21973)     COSMOS 2186           Jul 24

D.  Launching Reports and Updated Information.

DUE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, REPORTS ON FUTURE LAUNCHES ARE NOT INCLUDED.


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