Re: [amsat-bb] Orbit number

[Jeff Johns <jeffj@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 00:46:40 +0000, Francisco Costa <nop06152@mail.telepac.pt> wrote:

> Can anyone point me to a tracking program that output orbit 
> number if we input date and time (of a specific sat)?

Predict, by John Maglicone KD2BD, is a simple, but effective tracking
program that outputs data in a tabular format which includes the orbit
number of the particular satellite you are tracking. I guess you could alter
the date and time on your computer to accomplish what you are asking. I do
know there are some web sites that do what you are asking, but with some
satellites, I wonder how accurate they are for any length of time into the
future, especially with a bird like Mir which can sometimes alter it's orbit
quite a bit over a 24 hour period.

73 es gl Jeff W4JEF

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