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- From: wats@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM (Bruce Watson)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Orbital elements of junk in space wanted
- Message-ID: <32956@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 02:29:06 GMT
- References: <1i5ncmINNh0g@clinet.fi| <32886@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM| <1993Jan5.153035.29862@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu|
- Organization: Alpha Science Computer Network, Denver, Co.
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- In article <1993Jan5.153035.29862@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu| wdwells@nyx.cs.du.edu (David "Fuzzy" Wells) writes:
- |||I'm looking for a '2-line orbital elements list' of junk, i.e. deceased
- |||satellites, rocket-bodies and other debris that is still in orbit.
- |||I have one very old list, but where could I get a list that is up to
- |||date? (I don't know from where I got the list I have)
- |||
- ||Two-line orbital elements for **every unclassified object in orbit**
- ||are available on the Reports and Information Dissemination Remote
- ||Bulletin Board System by modem. Phone (301) 306-0010.
- ||--
- |Sorry Bruce, thanks for playing. Seeing how _I_ work with the entire
- |satcat on a daily basis, I must inform you that the Unclass elsets that are
- |found at this BBS cannot be the entire list. That's right, you are not
- |allowed to know about ALL the Unclass birds (or pieces thereof). For
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- |BTW: I cannot give out Unclass elset files except to government agencies via
- |a written request. Even this is subject to approval. Sorry. I highly
- |recommend using NASA's satcat (found at your favorite astro BBS or ftp site).
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- Well, until you can give them out, his best bet is Kelso's list of 180+
- two-lines, Molczan's list of 700+ and the RAID BBS with far more.
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- Bruce Watson (wats@scicom) Bulletin 629-49 Item 6700 Extract 75,131
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