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Satellite Tracking and Vulnerabilities
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All Points Blog links to an article about satellite tracking, claiming tools such as Google Earth make them vulnerable. From the article: "Writing in a paper titled "Risk and vulnerability games. The anti-satellite weaponry (ASAT)," Gheorghe and Vamanu conclude, "In theory, the ASAT ballistic hit looks quite a doable stunt. ...One may safely assume that any country in possession of intermediate range vectors may mount an ASAT adventure..."
"It's an awareness paper," said Gheorghe in a phone interview, who aims to make it clear that satellites aren't merely vulnerable to nations with demonstrated anti-satellite capabilities but to a far broader group. " The article refers to Orbitron, a free (but not open source) Windows satellite tracking software. My delicious account reminds my of other satellite tracking software.
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From slashdot : "With the recent discussion of the ISS having to dodge some space junk, many people's attention has once again focused on the amount of stuff in orbit around our planet. What many people don't know is that USSTRATCOM tracks and publishes a list of over 13,000 objects that they currently monitor, including active/retired satellites and debris. This data is meaningless to most people, but thanks to Analytical Graphics, it has now been made accessible free of charge to anyone with a copy of Google Earth. By grabbing the KMZ, you can not only view all objects tracked in real-time, but you can also click on them to get more information on the specific satellite, including viewing it's orbit trajectory. It's an excellent educational tool for the space-curious. Disclaimer: I not only work for Analytical Graphics, but I'm the one that wrote this tool as a demo."
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