On 23 Jan 2009, at 23:48, Canopus56 wrote:
Does anyone have a recommendation for software to track satellites. I have been looking at page http://www.satobs.org/orbsoft.html . Most of the links are dated, but I am favoring Satbuster or Orbitron. - Kurt
I use Software Bisque's TheSky. You might also want to post your question to the SeeSat list, http://satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html .
P.S. - When a launch occurs what is the earliest that you can get a track for it, or is there sometype of pre-launch prediction?
For most launches the orbital elements are not published until after the launch. However, in the case of some high profile launches pre- launch element predictions are available. SeeSat is a good source for those. patrick