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From the days of Sputnik, to todays satellites, we're involved- some send weather data, others are used by the military, some handle banking and credit card data, and still others are on a journey to a distant star, going where no one has ever gone. Here are a few links concerning satellites - including Milsats, Amateur satellites and more.
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From the days of Sputnik, to today's satellites, we're involved.  Some send weather data, others are used by the military, some handle banking and credit card data, and still others are on a journey to a distant star, going where no one has ever gone. Here are a few links concerning satellites - including Milsats, Amateur satellites and more. You can find out more, and post questions, on the [http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=97 SATCOM] forum at RR.
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==Amateur Satellites (Hamsats)==
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* [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php AMSAT Home page]
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===International Space Station (ISS)===
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; Special Modes
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* What is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSTV SSTV] (Slow Scan TV)?
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* [http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ ARISS SSTV Images blog]
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* [http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html How to Access the ISS SSTV]
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* [http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/uiss.htm UISS Packet software]
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** Can be used to monitor the packets from the Kenwood D700 on the station
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* [http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=Software APRS Wiki - Software]
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; Organizations and other
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* [http://www.rac.ca/ariss/ ARISS]
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* [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/ AMSAT ARISS page]
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* [http://www.issfanclub.com/ ISS Fan Club]
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===Software with SSTV Capabilities===
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* See the SSTV section of the [[HF Software Decoders]] article for numerous applications, including some for Linux and Macs.
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===Software for Weather Satellites===
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* [https://github.com/csete/aptdec ATPDEC]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171209052450/http://www.wxtoimg.com:80/downloads/ WXtoImg (Linux, Windows, OSX)]
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==Publications==
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* [http://www.milsatmagazine.com/cgi-bin/display_edition.cgi Milsat Magazine]
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* [http://www.satmagazine.com/cgi-bin/display_edition.cgi Sat Magazine]
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* [http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi Sat News: books, software, data, and training videos.]
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==Online Tracking==
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* [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/ AMSAT orbital predictor]
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* [http://www.heavens-above.com Heavens Above]
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* [http://www.n2yo.com/ Real Time Satellite Tracking]
  
 
==Related Pages==
 
==Related Pages==
* [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php AMSAT Home page]
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* [[SATCOM Antennas]]
* [http://www.hearsat.org/ Hearsat]
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* [http://celestrak.com/ CelesTrak]
* [http://members.aol.com/dj0my/hybrid.htm Hybrid Quad Antenna]
 
 
* [http://milsatcom.tripod.com/ MilSatCom]
 
* [http://milsatcom.tripod.com/ MilSatCom]
 
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/body_reference_library.html#Satellite Satellite Topics from MT Frequency Exchange]
 
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/body_reference_library.html#Satellite Satellite Topics from MT Frequency Exchange]
 
* [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/ UHF Satcom.com]
 
* [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/ UHF Satcom.com]
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* [http://www.time-step.com/products_inmarsat.htm  Timestep Satellite Receiving Equipment]
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* [http://home.tiscali.nl/mysteryship/audio/uhfsatcom.html Mysteryship.nl: UHF SATCOM Recordings]
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* [http://www.tacsat.com/ TacSat.com: UHF SATCOM Audio Clips]
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* [http://satcom.tonnarelli.com/ Simon's SatCom Page]
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== Satcom Local Wiki Info ==
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* [[UHF-MILSATCOM]]
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* [[Inmarsat]]
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*[[Communications Satellites]]
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* FLTSATCOM
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** [[FLTSATCOM A]]
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** [[FLTSATCOM B]]
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** [[FLTSATCOM C]]
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** [[FLTSATCOM D]]
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** [[FLTSATCOM Gapfiller]]
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*[[Military Satellites - Other]]
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*[[Navigational Satellites]]
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*[[Research Satellites]]
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*[[Weather Satellites]]
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==Satellite Tracking Software==
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* [http://www.nlsa.com/ Northern Lights Software Associates (NOVA software)]
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* [http://www.coaa.co.uk/orbcommplotter.htm OrbCommPlotter]
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* [http://www.stoff.pl/ Orbitron]
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* [http://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/Satscape.shtml Satscape]
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* [http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm SatPC32 with CAT radio control]
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* [http://www.qsl.net/n1vtn/petittrack.html PetitTrack] for Sharp Zaurus SL-5x00 Linux PDA
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* [http://www.satsignal.eu/software/wxtrack.htm WXTrack]
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Return to [[VHF/UHF Military Monitoring]]
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== SATCOM Equipment for Sale ==
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*[[SATCOM eBay Listings]]
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==Mailing Lists==
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DIGITAL-SCANNING/ Digital Scanning Yahoo Group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ibn/ Iron Birds Network]
 
* [http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JPass/PassGenerator/ JPass Generator (Email)]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MilAirCommsChat/ MilAirCommsChat Yahoo Group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCPC-FDM/ SCPC-FDM Yahoo Group]
 
  
  
==Satellite Tracking Software==
 
* [http://www.nlsa.com/ Northern Lights Software Associates (NOVA software)]
 
* [http://www.satscape.co.uk/ Satscape]
 
  
  
==Online Tracking==
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* [http://www.heavens-above.com Heavens Above]
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* [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.html Human Space Flight Orbital Tracking]
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* [http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/jtrack/Amateur.html JTrack]
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 17 October 2020

From the days of Sputnik, to today's satellites, we're involved. Some send weather data, others are used by the military, some handle banking and credit card data, and still others are on a journey to a distant star, going where no one has ever gone. Here are a few links concerning satellites - including Milsats, Amateur satellites and more. You can find out more, and post questions, on the SATCOM forum at RR.

Amateur Satellites (Hamsats)

International Space Station (ISS)

Special Modes


Organizations and other


Software with SSTV Capabilities

  • See the SSTV section of the HF Software Decoders article for numerous applications, including some for Linux and Macs.


Software for Weather Satellites


Publications

Online Tracking

Related Pages

Satcom Local Wiki Info

Satellite Tracking Software


Return to VHF/UHF Military Monitoring

SATCOM Equipment for Sale