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|    mark lewis to Nathan Prugh    |
|    ARLK088 Keplerian data    |
|    18 Nov 15 14:07:50    |
      16 Nov 15 22:45, you wrote to me:               NP> Hello, mark lewis.        NP> On 11/13/15 9:54 PM you wrote:               ML>> SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK088 ARLK088 Keplerian data ZCZC SK88 QST de W1AW        ML>> Keplerian Bulletin 88 ARLK088        ??>>> From ARRL Headquarters        ML>> Newington, CT November 13, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB KEP ARL        ML>> ARLK088 ARLK088 Keplerian data Special thanks to Space-Track.org        ML>> for the following Keplerian data. Decode 2-line elsets with the        ML>> following key: 1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC        ML>> 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ 2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG        ML>> HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME        ML>> C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN G-ECCENTRICITY        ML>> H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM               NP> what software to decode those stuff? where to download?              there is no "decoding" to be done... it is all math and those numbers are used       together with NORAD's SGP4/SDP4 orbital model to determine the position and       velocity of the associated satellite.               https://celestrak.com/columns/v04n03/              as for software, any satellite tracking software can be used...               STSPlus (DOS)        Orbitron (winwhatever)        Stellarium (winwhatever, linux)              there are numerous other satellite tracking programs available... the ones       above are ones that i use and have used over the years...              stellarium is actually an astronomy skyview program but it also has the       ability to show satellites in one's view...              it should also be noted that the TLEs (Two Line Elements) in these posts are       for those satellites that are of interest to HAM radio operators... there are       over 16000 items in orbit that are tracked and have TLEs available for them...              )\/(ark              "So let me ask you a question about this brave new world of yours. When you've       killed all the bad guys, and when it's all perfect, and just and fair, and       when you have finally got it exactly the way you want it, what are you going       to do with the people like you? The trouble makers. How are you going to       protect your glorious revolution from the next one?"       - The twelfth Doctor              ... My God but we are so beautifully, deeply screwed up.       ---        * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)    |
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