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Chapter 10: Analyst practice
Predicting satellite passes, reading and checking satellite imagery, testing claims about space incidents, two worked case studies (an approaching satellite and a reported ASAT test) and the online tools N2YO and Orbital Radar.
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10.1Passes and revisit
Satellites in low orbit follow a predictable path — for you, and for the opponent.
Read §10.1 →10.2Reading satellite imagery
An image is not proof: check first, then interpret.
Read §10.2 →10.3Testing claims about space incidents
Much of what is said about space consists of claims — check them where you can.
Read §10.3 →10.4Case study: a satellite approaches
Work step by step through a report of an unknown satellite coming close to a friendly one.
Read §10.4 →10.5Case study: a reported ASAT test
How to establish from public data whether a satellite really has been destroyed.
Read §10.5 →10.6Online tools: N2YO and Orbital Radar
Two free sites that let you view and check the material of this academy live.
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