Hi Roger, The place that I usually go to find out about satellites and associated topics is the Satellite Encyclopedia located at: http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~mwade/spaceflt.htm I have also found the Satellite Situation Report feature of Rick von Glahn's Element Manager for Windows program to be very helpful in locating various "pieces" of a particular launch. His program is available at: http://www.eoss.org/elementmanager/index.html Roger Curry wrote: > > Hi, everybody, > > I would like to know if there is a database or web site on the Net that gives > a little information on the mission of the various satellites. I think it is > far more interesting to observe a satellite you know something about, > just like it is more interesting to observe a star if you know its name > and something about it. > > Saw a surpisingly bright pass of Seasat 1 last night. First time I have > logged that one and will add it to my "favorites" list. That is what > has prompted my question. Also video-taped a -8 Iridium flare (but > did not seem to be as bright as another I recorded that was listed > as -8), the GRO, and Spot 3 R/B (not naked eye from my site but > recordable with low-light video). > > Good birdwatching! > > Roger > Lat 30.1N Lon 81.4W > > --------------- > Roger Curry > Jacksonville, Florida > Visit the NEFAS Web Site at http://www.jacksonville.net/~rcurry/nefas.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Sincerely, Richard & Kirsten Fredrick ***************************************** * Overland Park, KS USA * * 38.977N 94.656W * * rkfredrick@earthlink.net * ***************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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