The first launch was Version 0.9 of the satellites. Subsequent launches are version 1.0 of the satellites. I wish they would renumber them starting with one for the first launch. > Should we agree on one numbering scheme for Starlink launches, or should > we not care because nobody is really confused by having two!? > > This is the 5th Starlink launch and will raise the total number of > Starlink > satellites to 300. Is it called "STARLINK 4" in Marco's TLE because the > first launch carried 60 satellites that were experimental, non-production > versions, and so that was "STARLINK 0"? > > > T.S. Kelso just Tweeted, "Pre-launch SupTLEs for the fifth Starlink launch > ("STARLINK-5") are now available on CelesTrak at > > http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/starlink-5.txt > > These are for the next planned launch attempt on Feb 15 at 1546 UTC." > > > After launch, when things settle down, the objects' TLEs get names like > "STARLINK-1175" which is, I assume, just an ascending count. > > > SpaceX’s press kits are no help, they just say "fourth launch" etc! > > Apologies if this has been hashed out already, or if it is a contentious > subject .. > >> On Feb 13, 2020, at 8:45 AM, Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l >> <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: >> >> >> SpaceX expects to launch the 4th batch of 60 new Starlink satellites >> from SLC-40 >> in Florida on Feb 15 at 15:46 UT >> >> Here is an estimated elset for the first few revolutions: >> >> STARLINK 4 >> 1 70000U 20999A 20046.65694445 0.00069181 00000-0 15681-3 0 03 >> 2 70000 53.0052 278.7576 0009048 332.8942 43.4811 15.96737629 04 >> >> Time uncertainties can be up to 2-3 minutes. >> >> - Marco > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Thu Feb 13 2020 - 14:02:07 UTC
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