>> I'll have a go running some predictions of classified objects using both >> my programs to see what happens. > > > Well I ran both programs for predictions from classfd.tle for site 2751. > Taking 91-017A as an example, Skymap produces the following prediction > for tomorrow morning (UTC): > > Start of Track Peak Elevation End of Track > Date Time Azim Elev Time Azim Elev Time Azim Elev VMag Cat > # Satellite Name > -------- -------- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- ---- ----- > -------------- > > 6/10/31 4:34:24 327ø 47ø 4:34:24 327ø 46ø 4:38:34 28ø 10ø 2.7 > 21147 Lacrosse 2 > > Orbitron produces this prediction: > > > Time Satellite Azm Elv Mag Range S.Azm S.Elv > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2006-10-31 04:34:28 Lacrosse 2 329.8 46.1 2.9* 872 83.9 -22.9 > 2006-10-31 04:34:28 Lacrosse 2 329.8 46.1 2.9* 872 83.9 -22.9 > 2006-10-31 04:38:35 Lacrosse 2 28.0 10.0 5.0 2063 84.7 -22.3 > > For this object there's not much difference - 4 s and 2.8 degrees of > azimuth at peak elevation. I haven't the time right now to try the same > on a high-altitiude sat, but it would be interesting to see what the > difference is. > > Bruce MacDonald > COSPAR Site 2751 > Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom > 51.3440 N 1.9849 W 125M (WGS 84) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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