Re: SATELLITE SITUATION REPORT
JAY RESPLER (jrespler@InJersey.com)
Sat, 28 Dec 1996 19:29:24 -0500 (EST)
On Sat, 28 Dec 1996, Bjoern Gimle wrote:
> >After many, many, hours, I've made some changes to SSR 11/96.
> >1st, can someone suggest how to save some time in the future? I wanted to
> >sort by Int. Designation rather than SpaceCommand Catalog #....
>
> My ssr11 is sorted on Int.Des. as I got it from OIG. How did you get
> yours, and what format is it ?
What I did was combine 'in orbit' and 'decayed' objects into one file. I
wanted to have everything from a launch together, whether in orbit or not.
Otherwise, what I got was the same as you have.
> >This recently cataloged object has 2 different catalog #s. Which is right?
> >
> >24647 66-077D OPS 0856 DEB US 167.2 89.5 4342 3009
> >23820 66-077D OPS 0856 DEB US 164.5 88.3 6251 880 .042
> >
> #24647 has been labelled "P" in most recent elsets. Anyway, they are
> obviously two different objects in stable orbits. Objects to N do appear
> in the report.
So the elements seem right and SSR is wrong. I sent OIG a note about this.
Thanks.
Jay Respler
--
Details of how to get on the Satellite Observer Mail List, satellite elements,
prediction programs and other satellite information, at the Visual Satellite
Observers Home Page: http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/sat/satintro.html
--
JRespler@InJersey.com
Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector
Freehold, New Jersey