CSC

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      "Owner" refers to the country (or company) that owns the satellite in question. Below is a table of abbreviations used in this catalogue:

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ARAB: Arabsat Corporation.

ARG: Argentina.

ASIA: The continent of Asia.

AUS: Australia.

BRAZIL: Brazil.

CANADA: Canada.

CZECH: Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic.

EGYPT: Egypt

EU: The European Union, Europe and/or the European Space Agency.

EUTEL: Eutelsat Corporation.

FRANCE: France.

FR / GE: Cooperative effort between France and Germany.

GERMANY: Germany.

GREECE: Greece.

GS: Globalstar Corporation.

ICO: ICO Global Communications.

IRAN: Iran.

INDIA: India.

INDO: Indonesia.

INMAR: Inmarsat Corporation.

INTEL: Intelsat Corporation.

INTL: Internationally owned.

ISRAEL: Israel.

ITALY: Italy.

JAPAN: Japan.

LUX: Luxembourg.

MEXICO: Mexico.

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NETH: The Netherlands.

NORWAY: Norway.

ORB: Orbcomm Corporation.

PHI: The Philippines.

PRC: The People's Republic of China.

PRC / BRZ: Cooperative effort between the People's Republic of China and Brazil.

RUSSIA: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1957 to 1992. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 1992 to the present.

SEA: Sea Launch.

S-KOREA: South Korea.

SPAIN: Spain.

S AFRICA: South Africa.

SAUDI: Saudi Arabia.

SWEDEN: Sweden.

THAI: Thailand.

TURKEY: Turkey.

UAE: United Arab Emirates

UK: The United Kingdom.

USA: The United States of America.

USA / BRZ: Cooperative effort between the United States of America and Brazil.

VENEZ: Venezuela

?????: Unknown origin, normally associated with a presently uncorrelated satellite.

---------: No country of origin. This is associated with a detection that was eventually proven to be not a satellite.