Everything ever sent into orbit, claims Anthony Curtis, is listed in
the third edition of the Space Satellite Handbook (Gulf*, pp 346, price
on application). Beginning with a history of satellites in the space age,
essays on, for example, communications satellites, Curtis, the book’s editor,
includes tips on how to spot a satellite from your own backyard before he
reaches the serious stuff: details of all the satellites ever launched accompanied
by 78 pages that list those that are no longer in orbit.
*Gulf Publishing, PO Box 2608, Houston, Texas 77252-2608.
