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SatTrack is a real-time satellite tracking and orbit propagation
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program with an X11 color world map tracking chart. It provides
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two different live displays, for single or multiple satellites,
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and two different orbit prediction modes. Cursor controls used in
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the numerical live displays are compatible with the VT100 standard,
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which allows the program to be run basically from any terminal
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without the graphics display. If the program is run from an X Window
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terminal, the realtime graphics display can be started up. It will
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show the location of any number of specified satellites like the
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Space Shuttle or the Russian Space Station Mir, featuring the circle
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of visibility for any selected spacecraft and for the primary and
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a number of secondary ground stations. Also shown are the ground
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track for the next three orbits, the black-out zones for communication
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through the TDRSS network, Mission Elapsed Time (MET), the terminator,
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spacecraft lighting conditions and other details. The world maps
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are provided in two different styles with four different sizes
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each. Program SatTrack is particularly interesting for the upcoming
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Shuttle - Mir rendezvous missions.
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Current on-line information on SatTrack can be found on the World
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Wide Web page with the following URL:
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http://www.bester.com
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The much advanced commercial off-the-shelf version of SatTrack
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can be obtained from Bester Tracking Systems.
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