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...and for those of us who don't have Google Earth or know what to do with a KMZ file, there is also J-Track 3D:
http://science.nasa.gov/RealTime/jtrack/3d/JTrack3D.html
You need to turn on Java in your browser (if you've ever filled out a form online, or watched a nifty animation, it's probably on already) and be connected to the Internet to run it.
Marc Taylor
Coordinator, Andrus Planetarium
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
914 963 4550 x223
Fax 963 8558
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> From: Informal Science Education Network
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> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:27 PM
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> Subject: Google Earth and satellites
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> Dear ISEN-ASTCers,
>
> I meant to pass this along earlier, but didn't. If you use
> the application Google Earth you can track every satellite
> orbiting Earth in real time. The first couple links are to
> an article describing the tool, the second set of links go
> directly to the KMZ file that Google Earth uses to display
> the gazillions of satellites orbiting Earth.
>
> Links to article:
> <http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/05/1231228>
> <http://tinyurl.com/678bux>
>
> Links to Google Earth KMZ file:
> <http://adn.agi.com/SatelliteDatabase/SatelliteDatabase.kmz>
> <http://tinyurl.com/5d8tsb>
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> Every Satellite Tracked In Realtime Via Google Earth
>
> Posted by kdawson on Friday September 05, @09:12AM
> from the bejeweled-coterie dept.
>
> Space Earth
>
> Matt Amato writes "With the recent discussion of the ISS
> having to dodge some space junk, many people's attention has
> once again focused on the amount of stuff in orbit around our
> planet. What many people don't know is that USSTRATCOM tracks
> and publishes a list of over 13,000 objects that they
> currently monitor, including active/retired satellites and
> debris. This data is meaningless to most people, but thanks
> to Analytical Graphics, it has now been made accessible free
> of charge to anyone with a copy of Google Earth. By grabbing
> the KMZ, you can not only view all objects tracked in
> real-time, but you can also click on them to get more
> information on the specific satellite, including viewing its
> orbit trajectory. It's an excellent educational tool for the
> space-curious. Disclaimer: I not only work for Analytical
> Graphics, but I'm the one that wrote this tool as a demo."
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>
> Thanks,
>
> - Len
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>
>
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