.TH Command SKYWATCH
.SY "skywatch [<SECTS>]"
The `\*Qskywatch\*U' command allows radar installations to report sightings
of satellites and other spacecraft.  Sighting range is the same as for
normal radar; in other words, if you can see it on a radar map, you can
probably use `\*Qskywatch\*U' to learn more about it.
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The amount of information you can learn with skywatch depends on 
your tech level:
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  at tech   you gain the ability to:
  -------   ---------------------------------------------
    100     learn orbit altitude, speed, and direction
    200     discriminate spacecraft from satellites
    450     precisely identify spacecraft from satellites

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Typical output for a low-tech country might be:
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.EX sky 96,-14
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    - = [ Skywatch report for Aarrgghh ] = -

    96,-14 efficiency 100%, max range 7
      object type        x,y
    unidentified        94,-8
    1 vehicles
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Typical output for a high-tech country might be:
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.EX sky 96,-14
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    96,-14 efficiency 100%, max range 14
      object type        x,y      orbit
    space shuttle      -84,-10   0j/127
    landsat 3           94,-8    13u/85
    2 vehicles
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See also : radar, coastwatch, lookout
