Dennis wrote: > The 2 line elements listed on Heavens-Above are a product of > the Russian Space Agency. > > The project director worked with Heavens-Above to get them > listed so that people could make visible observations WHEN > it is launched. The project has requested brightness observations: http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/watch/bright.html and has provided a place to submit reports: http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/watch/form.html They are also seeking photographs, and have set up a contest: http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/watch/photorules.html There does not seem to be any request for positional observations. Perhaps the onboard GPS and terrestrial tracking is considered to be sufficient for orbital determination: http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/prelaunch_report2_20050602.html Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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