This [tweet](https://twitter.com/NickAstronomer/status/1137818669172609030) seems to suggest that the details will be released only after a mission is planned and funder, or at least $50 million is put in escrow, or a bitcoin wallet is offered, but I am not sure I understand the full story.

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> Frankly if someone said "here's $50 million to develop the mission to prove it's Snoopy" I'd genuinely reply "here's the details for a very worthy charity ..please give it to them"
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[tweet](https://twitter.com/NickAstronomer/status/1137815949699158017):

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> So here's my challenge .. if we want to prove it's Snoopy ..can we get a few 12u or a hit bigger cubesats/sats launched on an intercept trajectory with SAR and optical . 12u minimum to permit suitable course correction capability
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[tweet](https://twitter.com/NickAstronomer/status/1138153104493436932):

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> Common question..how do we know it's Snoopy ? Answer ..we don't 100% as I made clear in my talk .. it's a best guess based on the 103 obs..size ..orbit..and work by JPL scientists . Our team also working STK orbital data
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[tweet](https://twitter.com/NickAstronomer/status/1137806807911587841)

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> When WT1190F was proven to not be Snoopy ..then we had more confidence that ours was a possible..
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**Question:** Has the Snoopy candidate been publicly identified, or is it a secret? Is all we have to do is to search some database for an object with 103 published observations, or is the raw data privately held?

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Related: 

* [Can someone help Scott Manley explain this Snoopy-capturing maneuver?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/36494/12102)
* [Apollo 10: Where's Snoopy?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/29979/12102)
* [Why do (did) they think WT1190F is low density?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/17312/12102)
* [How can someone find the mass of debris objects in orbit](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/4416/12102)

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> †Will the real Snoopy please stand up? 
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is inspired by the famous line from [To Tell the Truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Tell_the_Truth). (spaceflight-related [example](https://youtu.be/uo-1mGvjAec?t=699))