Re: short "half-life" orbital elements

From: JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Date: Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:33:02 EDT

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    Ed Cannon wrote:
    
    > Here is something I would like:  a list of (unclassified)
    > objects whose orbital elements have a short "half-life".  
    > That is, a list that includes objects with high drag, or 
    > 
    > Not being an orbital analyst, I don't have the skill or 
    > the software to rapidly and reliably and make up such a 
    > list myself.
    
    There is software that sorts TLEs on a chosen field. Pick the drag value you 
    want and you have your list.
    
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