The Chinese cubesats LONGJIANG 1 (ID 43471) and LONGJIANG 2 (ID 43472) have now reached lunar orbit Therefore, the SpaceTrack TLEs and the normal tracking programs are no longer up to the task See the postings of Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, on AMSAT-BB for a solution to tracking these lunar orbiters
The following cubesat TLEs have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
LONGJIANG 1 - NORAD CAT ID 43471 LONGJIANG 2 - NORAD CAT ID 43472
Ray Hoad WA5QGD AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager
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