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For what is worth, it appears that the TLEs are known and they have NORAD IDs: https://www.n2yo.com/database/?name=spacebee#results https://www.n2yo.com/databas
by JorgeGT 9y ago
For what is worth, it appears that the TLEs are known and they have NORAD IDs: https://www.n2yo.com/database/?name=spacebee#results https://www.n2yo.com/database/?name=spacebee#results
- walrus01 9y agothe interesting question will be, if the satellite bus size is below the reliable detection threshold for space monitoring radar, if the TLEs will remain valid after they have experienced 6 months of atmospheric drag and expansion/contraction of the atmosphere with solar cycles. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081216-earth-breathes.html https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081216-eart... https://www.sciencenews.org/article/solar-wind-pushes-atmospheric-breathing https://www.sciencenews.org/article/solar-wind-pushes-atmosp... for example the GOCE satellite lasted longer than expected because its end-of-life period happened to coincide with a lower than usual amount of solar wind activity.