Well, I feel stupid. They are in order of launch, it was the separate numbering series of the different countries that threw me.
Nevermind. Bob
-----Original Message-----
They are all listed on the front page of www.amsat.org.
I use the STATUS page to help my students track and find satellites but the arrangement of that page has always been frustrating to me for two items that I think could be fixed to improve the user friendlyness.
- Put them in launch/oscar-number order. The present order
seems random.
- Put both their NAME and oscar number in the table. With so
many cubesats, their Name is more meaningful than their oscar number as to remembering function. List both, let the user
use
what he remembers.
- Include all satellites that are in the amateur band,
whether
they are OSCARS or not.
If we want to reach out to students and others about the excitement of space, the AMSAT web page is a great resource. But the few tweaks above would make it much more user
friendly.
Thanks Bob, WB4AAPR USNA Satellite Lab
Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: