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ATLAS CENTAUR 2
All about ATLAS CENTAUR 2 Norad: 00694U Inter. ID: 63047A Launch.: 1963 (47° from year, payload A) Period: 103 min. Revs/day: 14 Incl.: 30.4 degrees Apogee: 1341 km Perigee: 460 km Semi-major axis: 7279 km Orbital Element: 17/May/2013 05:05 More information
To track correctly the satellites we need to know your location.
Based on your IP address, we have determinated you are in ASHBURN or near it.
How to Track Satellites To track a satellite it is necessary to choose one. That is made by clicking directly on the satellite available on the "Great Visibility" column or after clicking on some of the categories. Once chosen, after a few seconds the program will begin the track the satellite.
Important
On the main screen we can see the World map, where the satellite in movement stands out by two outlined lines. These lines are called "GroundTrack". The red line shows the first 90 minutes of the current orbit and the blue line, the 90 following minutes. Each point represents the position of the satellite at each minute and gets the name of the sub-satellite Point. On the blue screen, right the map, we have the parameters panel, updated every second, which is divided in three main areas, as shown below. Visibility conditions
For a satellite can be observed directly, it is necessary that the sunshine reaches its structure and is reflected into our eyes. For that to take place, it is necessary that the following factors are present at the same time:
When these four conditions are achieved, we say that the satellite will be potentially visible during its passage over our station. Meaning that technically, it can be seen, nevertheless other factors can influence its observation, among them the satellite's altitude and size, its coating material and the atmospheric conditions of the local observation. As a general rule, the closer the satellite passes over our station, the better the observation will be. That closer approach is directly related to the height of the satellite above the horizon line. The angle formed between the satellite and this line is called the elevation angle and the bigger this angle is, the closer to us the satellite will be. The apex of that approach takes place when the satellite is exactly over the zenith, in other words, 90 degrees above the horizon, but not all the passages effectively reach that position.
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