[amsat-bb] AO-85 Not Included in Keps?

[Chris Wilford]

On a related note...

Those of you who use heavens above app on android should know that although AO-85 is listed the keps are out of date.  The satellite appears many minutes later than heavens above shows.

Chris Wilford VE7CEW

> On Nov 23, 2015, at 5:44 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Graham,
> 
> You are correct. Only the AMSAT keps and those sourced from AMSAT will
> include the keps.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Graham Shirville <
> g.shirville at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Clint,
>> 
>> I think that the only set that INCLUDES AO85 is the one produced by AMSAT.
>> 
>> ftp://www.amsat.org/amsat/keps/current/nasabare.txt
>> 
>> I have not found AO85 yet in any of the Celestrak or Spacetrack lists that
>> I used previously.
>> 
>> I am happy to be proven wrong of course!
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Graham
>> G3VZV
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Clint Bradford
>> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 10:34 PM
>> To: AMSAT BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 Not Included in Keps?
>> 
>> 
>> Did I read somewhere that a particular set of commonly used Keplerian
>> data sets did NOT include AO-85 - due to the fact that that mission's
>> primary
>> payload was "military" in nature?
>> 
>> If so - which set does NOT include AO-85?
>> 
>> Clint K6LCS
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