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above horizon below you

Sky view

Pass details

Radio control

Tune the rig by hand, optionally with live Doppler correction. Pass automation pauses while this is engaged.

Tune

Satellite

Transmitter

Mode

Bandwidth

Doppler

Correct for the selected satellite

Changes apply live while engaged.

Rig

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Mode—

Passband—

rigctld—

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Satellites

Default transmitter, action and timing per satellite. Passes inherit these unless you override them per pass.

Unsaved satellite changes

Settings

Observer, prediction, automation and notifications.

Observer

Latitude

Longitude

Height

WGS-84 ellipsoidal height (terrain + geoid).

Prediction & display

Look ahead

hours

Minimum elevation

Ground tracks

Show trail & prediction

Trail / ahead

/min

Times

Show times in UTC

Sky view

Only draw listed passes

Off: every satellite above the horizon is drawn.

Rig automation

Connection

rigctld

Agent

Keepalive

Probe the connection every N seconds (0 = off).

Doppler updates

Streaming

Start/stop IQ stream with passes

Recording

Start/stop recording with passes

Overlapping passes

One rig: decides who gets it when armed passes overlap. Ties keep the running pass.

Armed passes ( in the pass list) are tuned with Doppler from their start to stop trigger. Streaming/recording also needs the satellite's or pass's action to include it.

Notifications

Before pass

min (0 = off)

At pass start

Notify when it rises above minimum elevation

Band change

min

Reminds you to switch antennas between VHF/UHF passes.

Pass notifications are sent for passes with the toggle on.

Horizon mask

Click to add a point
Drag a point to move it
Right-click a point to remove it
North is up, snaps to 5°.
Red: blocked sky
Dashed: minimum elevation

Data

Orbital elements

Transmitters

From SatNOGS; update them on the Satellites tab.

Tracked satellites

Unsaved changes