The following satellites have been added to this week's AMSAT TLE distribution:
HYDRA-W NORAD Cat ID 63490 HADES-ICM NORAD Cat ID 63492
Please note that Two/Three Line Element (TLE or 3LE) sets for spacecraft launched in the near future will not be available, and new formats will be used instead. The essence of the problem is that the US Space Force is running out of five digit numbers to catalog new satellites, see https://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.php for details. AMSAT will continue to disseminate TLE for satellites currently in orbit indefinitely as we do now, but we seek comments regarding the best way to support the amateur satellites of the future. For example, is there any need to augment the weekly e-mail with a new list in one or more of the new formats or is on line access via www.celestrak.org or www.amsat.org sufficient? Please send your comments using the form at www.amsat.org/webmaster-contact/ on the AMSAT web site.
Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager
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