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IDB Communications provides satellite, communications and space-data resources, including orbital data and related information.
Welcome to the IDB site. The original site included information and resources covering satellite communications, tracking, spaceflight and related activities.
Satellite Data
About IDB
Ken Ernandes and I supported NASA Space Shuttle missions by generating orbital data from the latest real state vectors received from several sources, including the DOD C-Band Radar Network at Cape Canaveral. Space Shuttle orbital data was prepared several times daily during supported missions.
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Two-line elements (TLE) and other satellite data presented and distributed through this site are provided for informational and operational purposes. Please observe any applicable permissions and distribution restrictions associated with the data.
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NASA Constellation/Orion/Exploration Branch
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- On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: NASA launches the Saturn V moon rocket for the first time on Apollo 4, but no astronauts were aboard
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- Total solar eclipse 2027 vs 2028 — Which one should you choose, Egypt or Australia?
- NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes slingshot around Earth in unprecedented double 'gravity assist'
- On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: NASA launches the Saturn V moon rocket for the first time on Apollo 4, but no astronauts were aboard
- Jupiter and Mars are set for a breathtaking close approach later this week: Here's how to see it
- Are the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious Little Red Dots actually tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang era?
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News and Controversy Corner
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- Surf’s up, lights up: floodlight-lit night surfing could be coming to the Gold Coast – but could it bring unwanted fins?
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Science and Technology
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Governments, Political Views, Religions
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Motor Sports
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