> For those of us such as I who enjoy watching many satellites, including space junk (e.g., Centaurs, flashing geosynchs, etc.), just for fun, it's sounding like the end is nigh. It's been fun for 8.5 years.... Maybe it's the end of the world as we know it[*]. And maybe we should feel fine about that, or at least inspired to create an interesting afterlife. I.e., how hard would it be, absent OIG/NORAD, to maintain adequate TLEs on the brighter satellites that people actually watch, maybe even some others? Certainly the record of the folks here maintaning elements for non-OIG satellites seems to indicate some possibilities. And I've been encouraged that the HearSat list has shown some interest in keeping track of their sats by radio means. [*] Or not. I don't have the impression that the US government has its act together as yet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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