[amsat-bb] What happens when we reach AO-100?

[Burns Fisher]

I'm pretty sure the the standard TLE has 12 characters for the name.  In
any case, there are things like FalconSat which MacDoppler and SatPC32
already track with no problem.  So I'd guess that AO-100 would not be an
issue.

On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:34 AM, David Reinhart <wa6ilt at charter.net> wrote:

> Hi.  I've been more of a lurker these days, so excuse me if this has been
> brought up before.  Can the tracking programs we commonly use handle
> satellites with three digit designations?  Or are we going to run into a
> Y2K sort of situation?
>
> 73,
>
> Dave
> WA6ILT
>
>
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