On 10/24/2014 9:56 AM, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > > Just be careful because Space-Track will eventually reuse the number 40050 for > something else - it can take them up to a year to do this. yes, we have seen this happen a time or two in the past, eh? ;) > So I hold 40050 as unassigned for the time being. > You are correct that BRITE-Montreal is currently part of 2014-033AP. For what > it's worth I have it in my "auxiliary catalog" as A08229, > with a note that it is currently attached to S40047. I'm going to publish the > auxiliary catalog one of these days... that's another idea i hadn't thought about... my OCD was just getting the best of me about that number not having been assigned as long as it has been... hummm [thinking]... thanks for the input! :) > > On 24 October 2014 02:32, wkitty42_at_gmail.com <wkitty42_at_gmail.com> via > Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > > On 10/23/2014 11:02 PM, Henry Hallam wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 4:01 PM, wkitty42_at_gmail.com > <mailto:wkitty42_at_gmail.com> via Seesat-l > <seesat-l_at_satobs.org <mailto:seesat-l_at_satobs.org>> wrote: > > > does anyone have an idea what NORAD 40050 is supposed to be? it > hasn't been > updated at space-track yet... > > > > > I believe it was a placeholder for the BRITE-CA 2 (BRITE-Montreal) > > nanosatellite intended to be deployed from the June 19th Dnepr launch > > (COSPAR 2014-033). The satellite was apparently not successfully > > deployed from the upper stage. > > ahhh... i remember updating wikipedia about the montreal unit not > separating... i hadn't thought about it being that missing assignment... > > if that is what it is, then i'll probably assign it in my stuff and point it > to the rocket stage where its launcher was mounted (2014-033AP) since those > two will have the same TLE values... orbit data for that object's TLE from > Oct 18 2014 indicates a 608x1453x97 orbit which is matched/confirmed by > JSR:699... > > valid concept?? perhaps space-track and/or their providers might do the same? -- NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval. Please keep mailing list traffic on the list unless private contact is specifically requested and granted. _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Fri Oct 24 2014 - 10:15:52 UTC
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