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Celestrak adds catalog digit, fixes Y2K bug
- VoidWhisperer 3mo agoNext they should fix their SSL certificate
- OymInIRole 3mo agoBasically the satellite-tracking version of IPv4 exhaustion — five-digit NORAD catalog IDs cap at 99999, and mega-constellations are burning through the remaining space fast.
- omoikane 3mo agoI think the number actually runs out at 69999: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.php#:~:text=If%20you%20thought%20that%20happens%20at%2099999%2C%20you%20may%20be%20surprised%20to%20discover%20that%20is%20not%20true https://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.ph... In the linked bluesky thread, they have been estimating when they will need 6 digit numbers, and seems like it was a few days earlier than their previous prediction. https://bsky.app/profile/tskelso.bsky.social/post/3mlg2dpuqds2n https://bsky.app/profile/tskelso.bsky.social/post/3mlg2dpuqd...
- altairprime 3mo agoTechnically, this is year (2020), because that’s when they added CSV export, given the article title. Looks like they crossed the threshold a week ago?