Op 31-3-2021 om 11:18 schreef Gianluca Masi via Seesat-l: > Hi All, > > very often, when doing CCD images of the sky with my telescopes, I record a > satellite trail and I was wondering how I can find the ID of that satellite. > > I have the location coords, time and coordinates of the object (RA and > declination). > > I would be very grateful for your inputs. > > Thank you very much in advance, > > Gianluca Hi Gianluca, I usually use Heavensat software with the latest orbital element sets from Space-Track and McCants loaded, doing a visual comparison of the image versus the software-generated map: http://www.sat.belastro.net/heavensat.ru/english/index.html In some cases I use dedicated identification software that compares the measured position to the full database (see Ted Molczan's mail). Notably when there initially seems to be no fit (it can be an object on the move) - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam_at_langbroek.org launchtower: http://launchtower.langbroek.org Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Twitter: _at_Marco_Langbroek ----- _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Wed Mar 31 2021 - 14:50:11 UTC
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