RE: Visual Elements Lists
Jeff Hunt (jhunt@eagle1.eaglenet.com)
Tue, 25 Jun 96 23:02:33 PDT
John,
ONE (there are others) source of visual TLEs is
http://www.usa.net/acappella/satspy/download.htm
It is updated weekly for the Windows tracking program SatSpy. Since this
program is for LEO visual sats, most (not all) elements are for visible sats.
And then you have to take it with a grain of salt as being visual for a lot
of them (mag7?). The reason I like it is that it is more comprehensive than
OIGs VISIBLE TLE file. The disadvantage is the elements are about a week
old by the time they are issued. If you use the file with SatSpy, then
estimated magnitudes are provided by the program for some of the sats.
You can find another good list of visible sats and associated magnitudes with
the file
gsmg9604.zip (for QuickSat) It is found at :
ftp.physics.ox.ac.uk/pub/sat/programs/ibmpc
Regards, Jeff Hunt
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I'm wondering if anyone can supply me with a good site for
downloading VISUAL elements.
Thanks in Advance,
John Valente
ariakas@gnn.com
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