Not terribly up to date but certainly informative is this site: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/space_junk.html Also check out J-Track 3-D at http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JPass/ Tom Iowa USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Dodge" <ddodge@hrmacmillanspacecentre.com> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 6:53 PM Subject: Number of Observable Satellites > I get this question from time to time: "how many satellites are there in > space" I know that number is huge and how many one sees is dependant on > how sharp ones eyes are, the darkness of the sky, etc., etc. > > If someone could provide me with a guesstimate of how many satellites the > average person can see from a mag 4 sky, an idea of how many satellites > reach 6 mag, and how many satellites there are currently in orbit, I would > be most appreciative. > > Thanks in advance. > > > David Dodge > H.R. MacMillan Space Centre > 1100 Chestnut Street > Vancouver, B.C. > CANADA > V6J 3J9 > > 1-604-738-7827 ext 228 > 1-604-738-0279 fax ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html
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