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Observing Earth Satellites

The Sky at Night · Season 11 · Episode 2
Well over a thousand artificial satellites are now in orbit round the earth, and some can be seen as bright lights crossing the stars.

Patrick Moore talks to Desmond King-Hele, F.R.S. about the way amateur observers can sight and track satellites, and about the value of these observations to space research.

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Season
11
Episode
2
Air Date
03/Feb/1967
Air Time
22:00
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Well over a thousand artificial satellites are now in orbit round the earth, and some can be seen as bright lights crossing the stars.

Patrick Moore talks to Desmond King-Hele, F.R.S. about the way amateur observers can sight and track satellites, and about the value of these observations to space research.

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