Reference
User guide
How to set up satellites and ground stations, submit requests and read the schedule.
- Steps
- 07
- First sign-in → a booked schedule
01 — Getting started
Seven steps, in the order a new installation needs them. Each one names the page where it happens.
- 01
Sign in
Sign in with your username and password. New operators create an account first.
/signin
- 02
Check the overview
The overview lists the next contacts, the time booked at each station, and any requests that were not scheduled.
/overview
- 03
Add satellites
Enter each satellite’s name, TLE, priority, and uplink, telemetry and science rates.
/satellites
- 04
Add ground stations
Enter each station’s latitude, longitude, height, mask angle, and uplink, downlink and science rates.
/stations
- 05
Set exclusion cones
Where two satellites must not be contacted from a station at the same time, set the limiting angle between them.
/exclusion-cones
- 06
Submit requests
On the requests page, add a contact request (pick a computed pass) or an RF time request. On the schedule, select a pass to request it.
/requests
- 07
Review the schedule
Bookings appear on the schedule by station or by satellite, with the passes behind them. Zoom from ten minutes to two weeks.
/schedule