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by sigstoat 3002 days ago
so long as it has a sufficient radar cross section, the orbits of non-operational stuff can be predicted just fine.

NORAD tracks the location of everything big enough to track, and makes it all available.

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> and makes it all available

Well not 'all'; naturally the published elements omit objects related to 'national security' and objects which weren't announced as space vehicles e.g. debris.

They are also published under a very restrictive license; I can't forward the elements to you, nor publish anything derived from them, such as predictions for a pass. End-user eyes only.