Mark Wickens
Satellite Support
Introduction
QSOs via the Es’hail 2 / QO-100 and a number of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites can be visualized.
If you specify the satellite name or code (see tables below) in the ADIF input file in the field SAT_NAME it will be looked up in the supported
list below.
SO-50 Pass
Where you haven’t specified the SAT_NAME in the input ADIF file
Expand the Options… tab on the ADIF Processor Form and
select the satellite name from the Satellite Name dropdown list.
The Satellite Mode form field is free text and allows you to specify
the content of the ADIF field SAT_MODE - this has no effect on the QSO visualisation.
If you have non-Satellite QSOs in the same ADIF input file they can be visualised normally
by specifying the up-link band used for the Satellite QSOs in the Satellite Band form field.
So for example if you have 13cm QSOs via QO-100 and 2m VHF QSOs locally on a SOTA
activation then enter 13cm in the Satellite Band form field.
Only QSOS in the input file with band 13cm will be visualized as satellite contacts.
| Icon | Represents | Label |
|---|---|---|
 |
Satellite Contact | Time UTC |
 |
Satellite Track | Satellite Name & Date UTC |
A worked pass of a satellite is show in Google Earth as a red trace. There is a lead to the trace before the first QSO. Where multiple QSOs are recorded at the same time the times are interpolated based on the order in the input file.
It is recommended that you only visualize one day’s activity or a few passes, otherwise the display in Google Earth gets very cluttered.
Limitations
The TLE data on the NORAD site is only valid for the current day - they don’t archive the data for general availability.
I’ve been capturing TLE data from NORAD since 13-MAR-2022, so if your QSOs are on that date, or later, then they can be visualized for one of the supported satellites.
Supported Satellites
TLE data is loaded from amateur.txt hosted on celestrak.com.
Supported Satellites Sorted By Name
Aliases will be added as required based on what folk have in their input files. Please let me know if your satellites aren’t being rendered but they are supported and I’ll add an alias.
| Name | Code | Aliases |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-049G | ||
| AAUSAT 4 | ||
| BEESAT-1 | ||
| BEESAT-2 | ||
| BEESAT-3 | ||
| BEESAT-4 | ||
| BRICSAT2 | NO-103 | |
| BY70-2 | ||
| BY70-3 | ||
| CAS-2T & KS-1Q | ||
| CAS-6 | TO-108 | |
| CUBEBUG-2 | LO-74 | |
| CUBESAT XI-IV | CO-57 | |
| CUBESAT XI-V | ||
| CUTE-1.7+APD II | CO-65 | |
| CUTE-1 | CO-55 | |
| DELFI-C3 | DO-64 | |
| DIWATA-2B | ||
| DIY-1 | ARDUIQUBE | |
| DUCHIFAT-1 | ||
| DUCHIFAT-3 | ||
| ES’HAIL 2 | QO-100 | |
| E-ST@R-II | ||
| EYESAT A | AO-27 | |
| FALCONSAT-3 | ||
| FOX-1CLIFF | AO-95 | |
| FOX-1D | AO-92 | |
| FUNCUBE-1 | AO-73 | |
| GOMX-1 | ||
| HUSKYSAT-1 | HO-107 | |
| ISS | ZARYA | ARISS |
| ITAMSAT | IO-26 | |
| ITASAT 1 | ||
| ITUPSAT1 | ||
| JAISAT-1 | ||
| JAS-2 | FO-29 | |
| JUGNU | ||
| JY1SAT | JO-97 | |
| KAITUO 1A | ||
| KAITUO 1B | ||
| KKS-1 | KISEKI | |
| LAPAN-A2 | ||
| LILACSAT-2 | ||
| LUSAT | LO-19 | |
| MAX VALIER SAT | ||
| M-CUBED & EXP-1 PRIME | ||
| MOZHAYETS 4 | RS-22 | |
| NAYIF-1 | EO-88 | |
| NEXUS | FO-99 | |
| NUDT-PHONESAT | ||
| NUSAT-1 | FRESCO | |
| ORBITAL FACTORY 2 | ||
| OSCAR 7 | AO-7 | |
| PCSAT | NO-44 | |
| PHASE 3B | AO-10 | |
| PSAT2 | NO-104 | |
| QB50P1 | ||
| RADFXSAT-2 | AO-109 | |
| RADFXSAT | FOX-1B | |
| RADIO ROSTO | RS-15 | |
| RS-44 & BREEZE-KM R/B | ||
| SALSAT | ||
| SAUDISAT 1C | SO-50 | |
| SEEDS II | CO-66 | |
| SOMP | ||
| SPROUT | ||
| SRMSAT | ||
| STRAND-1 | ||
| SWISSCUBE | ||
| TECHSAT 1B | GO-32 | |
| TIANWANG 1A | TW-1A | |
| UNISAT-6 | ||
| UOSAT 2 | UO-11 | |
| UVSQ-SAT | ||
| UWE-3 | ||
| UWE-4 | ||
| XIWANG-1 | HOPE-1 | |
| XW-2A | ||
| XW-2B | ||
| XW-2C | ||
| XW-2D | ||
| XW-2E | ||
| XW-2F | ||
| XW-3 | CAS-9 | |
| YUBILEINY | RS-30 | |
| ZACUBE-1 | TSHEPISOSAT | |
| ZDPS 2A | ||
| ZDPS 2B | ||
| ZHUHAI-1 01 | CAS-4A | |
| ZHUHAI-1 02 | CAS-4B |
Supported Satellites Sorted by Code
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| AO-109 | RADFXSAT-2 |
| AO-10 | PHASE 3B |
| AO-27 | EYESAT A |
| AO-73 | FUNCUBE-1 |
| AO-7 | OSCAR 7 |
| AO-92 | FOX-1D |
| AO-95 | FOX-1CLIFF |
| ARDUIQUBE | DIY-1 |
| CAS-4A | ZHUHAI-1 01 |
| CAS-4B | ZHUHAI-1 02 |
| CAS-9 | XW-3 |
| CO-55 | CUTE-1 |
| CO-57 | CUBESAT XI-IV |
| CO-65 | CUTE-1.7+APD II |
| CO-66 | SEEDS II |
| DO-64 | DELFI-C3 |
| EO-88 | NAYIF-1 |
| FO-29 | JAS-2 |
| FO-99 | NEXUS |
| FOX-1B | RADFXSAT |
| FRESCO | NUSAT-1 |
| GO-32 | TECHSAT 1B |
| HO-107 | HUSKYSAT-1 |
| HOPE-1 | XIWANG-1 |
| IO-26 | ITAMSAT |
| JO-97 | JY1SAT |
| KISEKI | KKS-1 |
| LO-19 | LUSAT |
| LO-74 | CUBEBUG-2 |
| NO-103 | BRICSAT2 |
| NO-104 | PSAT2 |
| NO-44 | PCSAT |
| QO-100 | ES’HAIL 2 |
| RS-15 | RADIO ROSTO |
| RS-22 | MOZHAYETS 4 |
| RS-30 | YUBILEINY |
| SO-50 | SAUDISAT 1C |
| TO-108 | CAS-6 |
| TSHEPISOSAT | ZACUBE-1 |
| TW-1A | TIANWANG 1A |
| UO-11 | UOSAT 2 |
| ZARYA | ISS |
Satellite Modes
Uplink and downlink designations use sets of paired letters following the structure X/Y where X is the uplink band and Y is the downlink band.*
| Designator | H | A | V | U | L | S | S2 | C | X | K | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 15 m | 10 m | 2 m | 70 cm | 23 cm | 13 cm | 9 cm | 5 cm | 3 cm | 1.2 cm | 6 mm |
| Frequency (General) | 21 MHz | 29 MHz | 145 MHz | 435 MHz | 1.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 5 GHz | 10 GHz | 24 GHz | 47 GHz |
So for example the SAT_MODE designator for QO-100 is S/X.
*from Amateur Radio – PEØSAT