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Table of Contents
Purpose
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1. Establishing and sustaining a coordinated satellite observation hub
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1.1. Introducing SatHub
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1.2. Collecting satellite observations
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1.3. Funding SatHub
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2. Training professional astronomers, amateur astronomers, photographers, and others to contribute to satellite observing efforts
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2.1. Core curriculum
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2.2. Advanced modules
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2.3. Appendices
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3. Best practices for operators to publicly share satellite positions and trajectories
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3.1. A measure of accuracy: frequent new orbital solutions with error bars
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3.2. Additional operator provided metadata
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3.3. Improving and standardizing TLE and ephemerides formats
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3.4. A central web portal for sharing and retrieving orbital solutions
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4. Additional considerations
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4.1. Planning for solar maximum
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4.2. Satellite laser communications
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4.3. Adaptive optics and laser clearinghouse exclusion
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References
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Acronyms & Abbreviations
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This report is part of a collection of Working Group Reports from the SATCON2 Conference.
SATCON2 Observations Working Group Report
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