5.3

Satellite Tracking

This site tells you all about the business of launching shuttles, near earth and geosynchronous satellites.
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/rocket_sci/rocket_sci.html
Check out the the satellite page with the J-Track satellite tracking applet to see what's orbiting now, where it is and when you can next see it in the night sky from your location. There's a handy GMT clock and weather map too.

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