Jeff Shear has just published a background piece on amateur satellite observations, largely based on my activities, in the Pacific Standard: "Spying on the Spooks".
Earlier this year, Ann Finkbeiner wrote a similar piece for the "The Last Word on Nothing" science blog: "Watching the Watchers".
A few minor corrections to the "Spying on the Spooks" story: the total number of objects we track is closer to 300 (not 100), and I didn't discover the asteroid (183294) that was named after me: Stefan Kürti/NEAT did.
THE SECRET SPIES IN THE SKY - Imagery, Data Analysis, and Discussions relating to Military Space
SatTrackCam Leiden (Cospar 4353) is a satellite tracking station located at Leiden, the Netherlands. The tracking focus is on classified objects - i.e. "spy satellites". With a camera, accurate positional measurements on satellites of interest are obtained in order to determine their orbits. Orbital behaviour is analysed.
This blog analyses Missile tests too.
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