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- From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
- Subject: Re: The use of abbreviations for Sat. names/tp. in Europe/USA
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 21:48:26 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <199212291440.AA24644@castor.lu.erisoft.se> Roger.Wennstrom@LU.ERISOFT.SE writes:
- >I have been wondering about the use of 'short names' ( for example K1-1 or
- >G2-1 ) for satellites seen from the US. horizon. In Europe we don't seem to
- >
- >Could maybe someone inform me how this naming of satellites is done. Who
- >decides what short name a satellite is given ?
-
- Noone really decides a short name for the satellite. Others, myself included,
- usually see satellite names on ID slates or in publications and just start
- using them. That is how I use abbreviations such as G7 for Galaxy 7, etc.
- I think usage and familiarity decides what the abbreviation for a satellite
- is.
-
- Robert
- roberts@triton.unm.edu
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