Afternoon again I forgot to explain what GEO.ZIP is all about. It is a compilation of known and suspected identities of satellites that have been tracked by the amateur community by optical and radio means. There probably are some incorrect identifications. Mike McCants CLASSIFIED.TLE file contains a large number of satellites with the identification 90***. Many of them have now been identified with their correct identities and the 90*** ones left in GEO.ZIP have no known match as yet. Similarly with the ESA#10 objects-those identified with a launch have been given that designation and removed from the ESA#10 part of the catalog. Hopefully the GEO catalog then covers all known/suspected identities plus those that still require identification. Obviously not all the unknowns can be identified as they may be rocket casings or other debri. Our thanks to Mike for borrowing some elements from CLASSIFIED.TLE. Thanks Mike. Cheers Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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