Finding artificial satellites

Masaki Kouda Mar 22, 2001

Hi Axel.

> I've been trying for a couple of days to find artificial satellites
> with Guide 7, and when I use the Go To Satellite function, I type
> in "Mir" for example, nothing happens. It does not center on any
> satellite on the screen. In the "Data shown" menu, satellites
> are "On", and label name is checked, color is yellow. The TLE file
> is "Bright.tle". I've even checked inside the file with a text
> editor, and the satellite data IS present. Anyway, if I purposefully
> make a typing mistake on the satellites name when searching, it
> says "Satellite not found". That implicitly means that guide does
> find the data inside the file, but doesn' show it.

If you are using latest version, type Ctrl-B, then enter "Mir".
Guide will recenter Mir-complex. For detail is on
http://www.projectpluto.com/update7.htm#generic_object

When you click [Goto]->[Sattelite], you need to enter
complate name of satellite as "Mir cpmplex".

New Ctrl-B function is very useful.
You may enter "Mir" to find "Mir cpmplex".

Masaki Kouda