[amsat-bb] Life satelite status page.

[Tom Schuessler]

Well, that’s what I get for not reading instruction manuals either :)  and I agree that’s a very good concept. 

Good job to all. 

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> On Oct 3, 2018, at 20:56, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> At the top of the page:
> 
> "If you want to practice reporting without affecting the real data,
> please select the dummy-satellites AO-98 and AO-99."
>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 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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