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en:documentation:artificial_satellites [2017/02/28 17:23] – [Require software installation] pchen:documentation:artificial_satellites [2023/11/14 12:06] (current) – Update Mike McCant's website URL oldherl
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-The calculation for artificial satellites uses [[http://www.prismnet.com/~mmccants/|Mike McCant's QuickSat]] program and Robert Matson's Iridflar program. Take the time to read the documentation for these programs. It is located in the data/quicksat and data/iridflar folder.+The calculation for artificial satellites uses [[https://www.mmccants.org/programs/index.html|Mike McCant's QuickSat]] program and Robert Matson's Iridflar program. Take the time to read the documentation for these programs. It is located in the data/quicksat and data/iridflar folder.
  
 First select the date range for the prediction, the limiting magnitude for the list and to plot to the chart, the TLE file to use for the calculation (use the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple files). Use the two check boxes on the right if you want to see daytime pass or if you want to include the Iridium flare to the list. First select the date range for the prediction, the limiting magnitude for the list and to plot to the chart, the TLE file to use for the calculation (use the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple files). Use the two check boxes on the right if you want to see daytime pass or if you want to include the Iridium flare to the list.
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   * estimated error on the prediction time in minutes or for the flare the distance and direction to the flare maximum, and the direction of the satellite movement.   * estimated error on the prediction time in minutes or for the flare the distance and direction to the flare maximum, and the direction of the satellite movement.
  
-If the magnitude is between brackets this indicates that the absolute magnitude of the satellite is not known and the calculated value assumes an absolute magnitude of 6. The magnitude file "qs.mag" is updated from http://www.prismnet.com/~mmccants/ along with the tle. You can also replace the file in the [[directories_and_files|User settings]]\satellite folder manually.+If the magnitude is between brackets this indicates that the absolute magnitude of the satellite is not known and the calculated value assumes an absolute magnitude of 6. The magnitude file "qs.mag" is updated from https://www.mmccants.org/programs/qsmag.zip along with the tle. You can also replace the file in the [[directories_and_files|User settings]]\satellite folder manually.
  
 Clicking on the list shows the chart of this satellite pass but also any other object brighter than the limiting magnitude in a time range of +/- 6 minutes. Clicking on the list shows the chart of this satellite pass but also any other object brighter than the limiting magnitude in a time range of +/- 6 minutes.
en/documentation/artificial_satellites.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/14 12:06 by oldherl