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Topic: Syntax do you ever miss the days of Sputnik

Meta !Sober//iZs started this discussion 7 years ago #80,732

Where there was only just one satellite to keep track of?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 54 minutes later[^] [v] #939,045

lol he is too busy these days researching outhouses and Chinese sewers and zip codes.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #939,047

sputnik is dead :(

Syntax joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 51 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #939,061

@OP

> Where there was only just one satellite to keep track of?

In the sense of keeping track of - Not something I actually do. Banks of Ground Stations with them Huge Satellite dishes Do that work load and of course several major Govs keep track in order to zero out all the space junk and working units in order to Spot a bad guy on their way to destroy/nuke who need be nuked (as the case may or may not be)

So when I am actively looking at Telemetry I tap into the feeds from each ground station and or the master control point. I can point a small antenna up at individual Satellites and read the Telemetry (If I remember to bring home a Hex decoder) AND anyone else is free to do that but tracking moving LEO's is dicey from Horizon to Horizon but actually have done that a few times in the field in some remote locations like Las Vegas. Rare very rare I wood do that.


Communications: 792 satellites, a 6.7% increase on last year.
Earth observation: 661 satellites, a 10.9% increase on last year.
Technology development/demonstration: 213 satellites, a 10.4% increase on last year.
Navigation/Positioning: 121 satellites, a 12% increase on last year.
Space science/observation: 76 satellites which is no real change from last year.
Earth science: 23 satellites, which is no real change from last year.

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #939,104

sputnik is in our hearts

Fang Xi Shou Shou joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 18 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #939,107

@939,061 (Syntax)
Being love much China have many powerful Satellite. China superiority through benevolent Communism Maoism we power through all workers unite. Loving to toot in man face for yen any price fair
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