Re: Molczan's TLE format after Dec 31

Richard McKee (r.d.mckee@worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:31:34 -0500

NASA GSFC OIG describes columns 19-20 of TLE (epoch year) as "Two Digit
Year".

At www.celestrak.com, description of TLE columns 19-20 is "Epoch Year (Last
two digits of year)".

Richard McKee
E-mail: r.d.mckee@worldnet.att.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Molczan <molczan@home.com>
To: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 12:16 PM
Subject: Molczan's TLE format after Dec 31


[snip]
>1 30000U 00001  A     1.12345678  .00000012  00000-0  96352-4 0    17
>2 30000  67.8901  45.6789 0012345 123.4567 234.5678 12.34567890    08
>
[snip]
>The year field of the epoch is blank. If NORAD decides to show one or both
of
>the zeros, then I propose to do likewise.
>
>
[snip]
>Ted Molczan
>
>
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