Archive for Satellite Watching

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Mar16

Operation Moonwatch – volunteers monitored early satellites

by TopSpacer on March 16, 2013 at 6:12 pm
Posted In: Satellite Watching, Space participation

Here are interesting historical accounts of a nationwide program in the US started in the 1950s to organize amateur astronomers in the tracking of satellites: Operation Moonwatch – Leaping Robot Blog/Patrick McCray – Feb.6.13 Citizen Science, Old-School Style: The True […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar02

Observing the SpaceX Dragon

by TopSpacer on March 2, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: Satellite Watching

The SpaceX Dragon launched yesterday will be visible in the southern hemisphere tonight as it moves towards the ISS: SpaceX’s Dragon Space Capsule Visible in Southern Night Sky – Space.com. Find more about tracking spacecraft in the HobbySpace Satellite Observing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb22

Update on the X-37B program

by TopSpacer on February 22, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Posted In: Rockets, Satellite Watching

Leonard David writes about the X-37B reusable space planes, one of which is currently in orbit: US Military’s X-37B Space Plane Settles Into Latest Mission – Space.com A video from Canadian astronomer Kevin Fetter showing the X-37B OTC-3 moving across the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan31

SES Satellites app

by TopSpacer on January 31, 2013 at 9:10 pm
Posted In: Satellite Watching, Software

SES Astrium points me to their iPhone App, which provides the location of their many satellites: SES Satellites for iPad on the iTunes App Store

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