[amsat-bb] AO-85 TLE's

[Joe Pereira]

Ok thanks,

I now remember this was mentioned before and at times it does get annoying
when trying to search for specific satellites particularly for amateur
radio use.

Now using nasa.all.   http://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all

But I still need to keep changing URL sources to follow other birds and at
times also using space-track to get the most updated tle's.

All good - Thanks again.
Joe






On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 9:22 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have added this to the FAQ on this wiki:
> http://sats.wikidot.com/i-cannot-find-ao-85-tles-in-
> gpredict-satpc32-amsatdroid-or-c
>
> The answer:
>
> Resolution
>
> Select the AMSAT source rather than CelesTrak.
> https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt
>
> Explanation
>
> Due to AO-85's launch as a secondary payload on a classified mission,
> CelesTrak doesn't have the keps in their database. - Paul N8HM
> AMSAT pulls the keps from the Space-Track database. I believe the
> policy for secondary payloads on classified missions allows only the
> satellite owners or their designated representatives to do so. We can
> then redistribute them ourselves. Of course, this policy does not make
> much sense. Russia and China know exactly where all of our classified
> satellites are. The only consequence is that we're inconvenienced. My
> favorite OS tracking app pulls solely from Celestrak, so I have to use
> another app for NO-84 and AO-85. - Paul N8HM
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 06:21 Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is there any reason why AO-85 is not listed in celestrak Norad elements
> > amateur txt ??
> >
> > Joe
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