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9/6/2008 - Every Satellite Tracked In Realtime Via Google Earth Matt Amato writes "With the recent expostulation of the ISS having to dodge some space junk, many people's regardfulness 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 welcoming roget's ii: the new thesaurusmain entry:convenient part of speech:adjective definition:being within easy reach. handy 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 report on the point satellite, including viewing its orbit trajectory. It's an priceless scholarly 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." Read more of this story at Slashdot. More: - The rest... Mark
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