I assume that the date of the first 2xxxx elset for a debris object can be accuretely enough "interpolated" from known launches. But the object may have a month or more of pre-history as an 8yyyy object, and the analysts at USSPACECOM who give it a catalog no. and an international ID must have a pretty good idea when the separation from the parent occurred. This date would be much more valuable to have in the listing. -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2615 N, 18.6206 E, 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- .... > > Thus when a new item is received from USSPACECOM, and it is a debris > object. I believe it would be a simple program revision to "look" at > the epoch date and accept this as the realization, calving, discovery > or detection date (I like the term "calving date"). And since the > term is specific. It is an easy matter for SSR users to immediately > know _when_ a debris object appeared...no guess work. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/seesat/seesatindex.html
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