Posted for information with the permission of the moderator: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. T.S. Kelso" <TS.Kelso@celestrak.com> To: <Recipient list suppressed> Cc: <admin@space-track.org> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:24 PM Subject: TLE Availability Update #12 > URGENT: YOUR ACTION REQUIRED NOW > CelesTrak held extended discussions again with Air Force Space Command > (AFSPC) Wednesday afternoon to continue to work to develop a solution to > address the unexpected failure of the NASA OIG web site on February 4. > CelesTrak offered several ways that we could help both NASA and AFSPC > fulfill their promise to this community to provide data for a 90-day > transition period, but these offers were all declined. As a result, it > looks like there will be little or no new TLE data out of either OIG or > CelesTrak. > I know that many of you have looked to CelesTrak to work these issues on > your behalf over the past year and we have done everything we can to meet > your expectations. However, as a result, AFSPC does not believe there is a > problem because they have only heard CelesTrak complaining. You are one of > 1,488 users who have registered for these updates, but that is only about > 5% of the over 27,000 active CelesTrak users. > If you are concerned about this outcome, you need to do one of two things: > 1. Register for a Space Track account today at > http://www.space-track.org (only 4,000 users have done so to date) and use > the application provided at > http://celestrak.com/SpaceTrack/TLERetrieverHelp.asp to automatically > download and convert Space Track data into CelesTrak data sets to help you > with the transition. This will ensure you get the very latest data in the > formats you are currently accustomed to. > 2. Reply to ALL on this message to send an e-mail message to > admin@space-track.org (AFSPC specified this address) telling them why it > is > important to you that CelesTrak be allowed to continue disseminating data > throughout the remainder of the 90-day transition period. You will need to > explain specifically how your operations will be impacted by the premature > end of the transition period, not just that you prefer CelesTrak. > If AFSPC receives only a few complaints, then all users will have little > choice but to take Action 1 as soon as possible. However, if they receive > a > significant response from the tens of thousands of CelesTrak users, there > is still hope that we may be able to continue toward an orderly transition > date of April 1. The choice is up to you now. Please be sure to forward > this message to as many other TLE users as you can. - TS > Dr. T.S. Kelso > CelesTrak WWW, http://celestrak.com > E-Mail: TS.Kelso@celestrak.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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