Here's the link I had on the homepage for the tracking site for the ISS and other satellites
Click Here for ISS (satellite) Orbital Tracking
If you have a tracking site you like, let us know and post to this forum
Tracking the ISS and other satellites
Tracking the ISS and other satellites
Clear skies,
Merle Hiltner
MAS Eagle Lake Observatory
Onan Observatory • Sylvia A. Casby Observatory • HotSpot Classroom
merle.hiltner@gmail.com
Merle Hiltner
MAS Eagle Lake Observatory
Onan Observatory • Sylvia A. Casby Observatory • HotSpot Classroom
merle.hiltner@gmail.com
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Re: Tracking the ISS and other satellites
Stellarium has a satellite plug-in that I use.
The Universe is a Dangerous place. Let's not leave all of our eggs on one planet.
Re: Tracking the ISS and other satellites
The Meade Autostar II (and presumably other telescope controllers) has a nifty feature: The ability to point at and follow a satellite in the sky. I've done it once with my LX200, and I hope to try it with the Meade at Onan. I was visually able to actually see the shape and colors of the ISS as it was moving quickly in the sky.
This relates to this thread because I needed to enter recent orbital elements into the Autostar II for this to work, then I just needed to select "ISS" and press "GOTO". I was able to obtain the orbital elements from the Heavens Above / ISS / Orbit page.
https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.asp ... 000&tz=CST
The orbit data is extracted from the following two-line orbital elements:
1 25544U 98067A 19206.95507013 .00016717 00000-0 10270-3 0 9027
2 25544 51.6390 168.9328 0006639 180.7328 179.3814 15.51017206 21268
Epoch (UTC): 25 July 2019 22:55:18
Eccentricity: 0.0006639
inclination: 51.6390°
perigee height: 409 km
apogee height: 418 km
right ascension of ascending node: 168.9328°
argument of perigee: 180.7328°
revolutions per day: 15.51017206
mean anomaly at epoch: 179.3814°
orbit number at epoch: 2126
All but two of the orbital elements had the same name on Heavens Above and in the Autostar II. For the remaining two, the naming was confusing, but with a little deduction, I was able to figure out which number fit the required orbital element. Next time I do this on the Autostar II, I'll write it all down and add it to this thread.
Matt
This relates to this thread because I needed to enter recent orbital elements into the Autostar II for this to work, then I just needed to select "ISS" and press "GOTO". I was able to obtain the orbital elements from the Heavens Above / ISS / Orbit page.
https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.asp ... 000&tz=CST
The orbit data is extracted from the following two-line orbital elements:
1 25544U 98067A 19206.95507013 .00016717 00000-0 10270-3 0 9027
2 25544 51.6390 168.9328 0006639 180.7328 179.3814 15.51017206 21268
Epoch (UTC): 25 July 2019 22:55:18
Eccentricity: 0.0006639
inclination: 51.6390°
perigee height: 409 km
apogee height: 418 km
right ascension of ascending node: 168.9328°
argument of perigee: 180.7328°
revolutions per day: 15.51017206
mean anomaly at epoch: 179.3814°
orbit number at epoch: 2126
All but two of the orbital elements had the same name on Heavens Above and in the Autostar II. For the remaining two, the naming was confusing, but with a little deduction, I was able to figure out which number fit the required orbital element. Next time I do this on the Autostar II, I'll write it all down and add it to this thread.
Matt
Matt Dunham
MAS Treasurer & member since 2018
Meade LX200RC 12-inch (my portable observatory)
Celestron SC-8" w/fork wedge (my travel scope)
MAS Treasurer & member since 2018
Meade LX200RC 12-inch (my portable observatory)
Celestron SC-8" w/fork wedge (my travel scope)