Meaning of the columns:
- Time is given in 24 hour form, so 21:05:03 is 9:05 PM.
Time is either PST or PDT depending on the season.
This the time for the azimuth and maximum elevation that follow.
- Az: azimuth in degrees, North = 0, East = 90, South = 180, West = 270.
- Az': rate of change of azimuth. Positive means moving left-to-right,
negative means right-to-left.
- Maxel: maximum elevation in degrees. Anything over 60 is practically
overhead.
- Range: in kilometers.
- Sunel: Elevation of the Sun in degrees. 0 is Sunset, -18 is really dark.
- @sat: Elevation of the Sun at the satellite in degrees.
- @sat': rate of change of @sat. Can be used to estimate when the satellite
will leave or enter the Earth's shadow.
- DM: distance modulus in astronomical magnitudes. Negative values mean a
brighter looking pass.
- The last column is the "age" of the orbital elements in days. Large
values mean the prediction is somewhat uncertain.
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