+Paul Ag Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 We owe our respect to the satellites which provide navigation and positioning aides to our sport. I cannot find this detail anywhere. Something that costs millions of dollars should have an offically name other than satellite No. 5. Does anyone know the names of each satellite? I was going to make a cache in their honor. I can explain it to you; but I can't make you understand it. Quote Link to comment
Kerry. Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 The first 2 actually did have names SVN#1 was Elvis and SVN#2 was Janis then things simply went SVN3(PRN6), SVN4(PRN8), SVN5(PRN5) etc etc rather dull but the numbers have it. By the way both SVN1 & 2 have passed on. Cheers, Kerry. I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 "Elvis has left the building" "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson Quote Link to comment
+smithdw Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Elvis has left the orbit... "The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec." -Marcus Dolengo Quote Link to comment
+15Tango Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I have all kinds of names for the satellites, especially when I lose their signals in the trees, or I get signal bounce, etc., but since this is a family activity, I won't share them here. "Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?"--George Eliot Quote Link to comment
+Team Lyons Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 My brother works at the northern most location for tracking satellites and he said only nine of the twelve are named. 1.) Dasher. 2.) Dancer. 3.) Donner. 4.) Blitzen. 5.) Comet. 6.) Cupid. 7.) Prancer. 8.) Vixon. And.....The most famous of all,. 9.) Rudolph. Quote Link to comment
+Team WO9LF Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 According to the satellite tracking program that I use, they are named such boring things such as: GPS BIIA-12 (PRN 25), GPS BIIA-18 (PRN 22), and such. (Nova for Windows Software... NLSA.com) I like Lerches names better. Laugh now, but I've got plenty to do when I'm the last person on the planet Quote Link to comment
+Paul Ag Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Lerch:My brother works at the northern most location for tracking satellites and he said only nine of the twelve are named. 1.) Dasher. 2.) Dancer. 3.) Donner. 4.) Blitzen. 5.) Comet. 6.) Cupid. 7.) Prancer. 8.) Vixon. And.....The most famous of all,. 9.) Rudolph. Your joking, right? I can explain it to you; but I can't make you understand it. Quote Link to comment
+Paul Ag Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 On a related subject, I found this site that shows the view of earth from the satellite. If you look hard enough you can see yourself holding a GPS. I can explain it to you; but I can't make you understand it. Quote Link to comment
+Paul Ag Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Kerry:The first 2 actually did have names SVN#1 was Elvis and SVN#2 was Janis then things simply went SVN3(PRN6), SVN4(PRN8), SVN5(PRN5) etc etc rather dull but the numbers have it. By the way both SVN1 & 2 have passed on. Cheers, Kerry. I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go dadgum you are right. It is still hard to believe there are no other nicknames. There are always nicknames. Someone knows!! Fromhttp://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/operate/ds/navigation.htm#N_6_ The scoop on nicknames. In the aftermath of the Challenger accident, the Air Force decided to remove the Navstars from the Shuttle manifest, and to launch them on an improved version of the proven Delta launch vehicle, known as the Delta II. A total of 20 of these rockets were ordered. With the launch of five new Navstar satellites in 1989, the Air Force began to implement the full complement of 21 active and 3 spare satellites will be required for the system can provide nearly continuous global coverage.(5) Although the first two satellites launched had been nicknamed Elvis (Presley) and Janis (Joplin), this practice ceased with the third and subsequent launches.(6) Quote Link to comment
+sfsdfd Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I guess NASA just isn't a very creative bunch! Recently, while writing a GPS application, I wanted to use a common name for each satellite beyond the number, and was surprised and disappointed to learn this. Instead, I just pulled a bunch of names from Greek literature and assigned them arbitrarily to the satellites. It's so much easier to remember that the three satellites above you are Terpsichore, Demeter, and Hyperion than Satellites #23, 12, and 2. Still, it's completely arbitrary, and if someone (*ahem* us?) came up with some fairly commonly-accepted names, I'd love to use them. David Stein, Esq. Quote Link to comment
Dan Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 So, is there anything keeping us from giving them names? Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tower247:So, is there anything keeping us from giving them names? I hearby name GPS BIIA-20 (PRN 07) "puppymonster". Quote Link to comment
+Paul Ag Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 In that case, I hereby name SVN5(PRN5)- Paul Ag. I always want a satellite named after me. Let the world be known. I guess we can name one after Jeremy for kicks. Give him one of the backups. LOLOLO Quote Link to comment
Kerry. Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 You want a dead one or a live one? SVN5(PRN5) lost Nav (lost nav sounds better than saying it's dead, but it's dead) Nov 28, 1983, it lost its wheels . Was a poor performer only managing 3 odd years, now lost in space. Actually #'s fit real well with many things. Cheers, Kerry. I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 JTrack3d Java applet that shows you real-time all satellites in orbit, their respective orbits and all sorts of nifty stuff to waste time playing with. Brian Team A.I. Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 JTrack-3D... Hey, there goes "puppymonster" over Canada! I love looking at that site too Brian. Find Chandra and XMM and look at those orbits. Don't forget to set the update rate to 1/4 second! Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 JTrack-3D is definitely cool ============="If it feels good...do it"============== **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I could waste a lot of time watching J-Track. It's pretty cool Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Paul Ag Posted July 26, 2003 Author Share Posted July 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Team GPSaxophone:I could waste a lot of time watching J-Track. It's pretty cool It is as addicting as geocaching. I can't stop watching them move. Good Luck Cache Baggers - Paul Ag Quote Link to comment
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