You can get TLEs from Celestrak <http://www.celestrak.com>, but I think you need to register at Space-track.org to get a user name and password. From Celestrak, you can still get standard sets of TLEs, and there is also software there that will let you get custom sets of TLEs from Space-Track in a somewhat less confusing manner than using Space-track's own website. Either way, you still need an account with Space-Track.
More details are at <http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/notice.asp>. -John --- Rod Mollise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: "skywatcherxyzzy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [skychart-discussion] CdC (Sky Charts) and Mike McCants TLEs > >Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:28:00 -0000 > > > >I've been using Patrick's Sky Charts for awhile now, and have always > >been able to download the latest iridium and Visual TLE files from Mike > >McCants website http://users2.ev1.net/~mmccants using the program's > >built-in link. Lately though, I can't seem to find these files there > >anymore. Aside from Mike's convoluted instructions on how to download > >them from space-track.org, does anyone know what happened and what's a > >good workaround? > > > > > > Hi: > > There really isn't one. To get the elements, you must be registered with > Spacetrack. That is, have an account. This was a political decision. > Apparently someone was worried that NORAD 2 line elements were being freely > distributed and redistributed--a security concern _in their opinion_, in > other words. In other words, the politicians are doing their usual thing. > ;-) > > > > Peace, > Rod Mollise > Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_ > Like SCTs and MCTs? > Join the SCT User Mailing List. > <http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/sct-user> > ============================ > See my home page at > <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland/index.htm> > for further details! > ============================ > For Uncle Rod's Astro Blog See: > <http://journals.aol.com/rmollise/UncleRodsAstroBlog/> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
