The listing includes CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 7 – Have you ever seen the distant "Until now, the general public didn’t have easy access to information "We are launching the database not only to feed interest, but to start The This is very cool – a complete database of all 800 active satelites in orbit around the earth, including military and "secret" intelligence sats. Who knew that the US still has more satellites than all the other countries combined (413 … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/allsat.jpg\")
This
\n is very cool – a complete database of all 800 active satelites in orbit
\n around the earth, including military
\n and "secret" intelligence sats. Who knew that the US still has more satellites
\n than all the other countries combined (413 vs 382)? <\/em><\/p>\n
\n 40 "spy" satellites with names like Mercury, Trumpet, and Orion run
\n by the National Reconnaissance Office, which builds and manages US
\n spy satellites, as well as telcom, weather and satellite radio. It does not, however, include Dr. No’s secret satellite headquarters….<\/em> <\/p>\n
\n flickering of a satellite
\n in the
\n night
\n sky
\n and
\n wondered
\n what country it might belong to or what it might be used for? Now you
\n can indulge your curiosity with the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Satellite
\n Database, the first comprehensive, easy-to-use repository of information
\n on the more than 800 active satellites.<\/p>\n
\n about all active satellites," said Dr. Laura Grego, an astrophysicist
\n at the Union of Concerned Scientists. "No one owns space, so everyone
\n has a right to know what’s up there."
\n The database is a free research tool for specialists and non-specialists
\n alike. It contains 21 types of data for each satellite, including: technical
\n information (orbit, mass, power, launch date, expected lifetime); what
\n the satellite is used for; and who owns, operates and built the satellite.<\/p>\n
\n a conversation about the best uses of space," said Dr. Grego. "People
\n can learn just how valuable satellites are by browsing through the database.
\n Satellites serve many practical functions, from weather forecasting and
\n television broadcasting to military spying. But many people aren’t aware
\n that satellites could become threatened, as some in the United States government
\n want to build weapons to destroy or interfere with satellites. It raises
\n a slew of scientific and diplomatic questions."<\/p>\n
\n database<\/a> is in Excel format and can be downloaded<\/a> on
\n the UCS
\n website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"