[amsat-bb] A couple of tracking API's under test now on www.amsat.org

Fri Jan 17 03:54:06 UTC 2020

Heimir W1ANT wrote:
> Let me know when you have something to test, and I will start working on a new version of my app to use >it.

I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize your app was released.  I considere v1 still under test 🙂.    How about we leave the spec for v2 open for comment until Feb 15, then freeze an release it March 1.        v1 will be deprecated in the sense that documentation won't be available and developers admonished not to write new apps against it.

>The QO-100 cannot be treated as a LEO satellite

Clearly not, but we shouldn't ignore it either.  I am considering a response with AOS at query time and duration 99years.    With v2 and its provision for error codes and messages we could simply say spacecraft never rises (sets) at this location.   This also helps with LEO sats with low inclinations that never rise at high latitudes.

de KM1P Joe