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From: logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan)
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Subject: Re: Graphic Satellite Tracking Program Update
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Date: 7 Jun 90 22:12:47 GMT
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Oh, by the way, the reason for the version 2 release of NORAD (the earth
artifical satellite tracker) are:

1.) To fix a 60 minute discrepency in the sidereal time determination (blush)
of version 1.  This tended to put satellites 2/3 of the way around the world
of where they should have been.  (sorry, it slipped in at the last second
and only took me half a year to discover -- hee hee)

2.) To add a check for sunlight/in-shadow.  This tells you if you have any
chance at all of seeing the beasties.

3.) To add local radar mode -- which gives an instant visual indication of
what's above the horizon, and in which direction to look.

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