[amsat-bb] Life satelite status page.

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

>From the description on that page.

"If you want to practice reporting without affecting the real data, please
select the dummy-satellites AO-98 and AO-99."

Dave-KB1PVH


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On Wed, Oct 3, 2018, 9:46 PM <tjschuessler at verizon.net> wrote:

> I think I asked this some time ago, and if I got an answer, I forgot.
>
> So on the Satellite status page, http://www.amsat.org/status/  there are
> listings for AO-98 and AO-99 which have both been there for a while, but
> are
> yet to be launched and designated.  Latest Oscar number is 94 for the
> Chinese lunar orbiting birds.  So why are these there and more oddly, why
> are there always at least a few reports of "Heard" or "Telemetry" for these
> non-existent satellites?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
> EM12ms
>
>
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