New UCS Satellite data-base published today.
The Union of Concerned Scientists has today published a new version of its satellite database which included the following:
* a reorganization of the orbital information into columns with "Class of Orbit," e.g., LEO, and "Type of Orbit," e.g.,
Sun-Synchronous. All GEO longitude information has been moved to the column "Longitude of GEO"
* The addition of 20 satellites
* The deletion of 14 inactive satellites
* The addition of and corrections to some satellite data
* The updating of the orbital information for the GEO satellites
The database can be downloaded at http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/nwgs/UCS_Satellite_Database_1-21-...
In order to keep up to date with this database, you should also visit http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/space_weapons/technical_issues/ucs-satellite-database.html and subscribe to the updates mailing list.
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