
14 Jun
2019
14 Jun
'19
8:37 p.m.
I'd been contemplating using the SatNOGS database to do automated lookups of transmitter info for satellites (from code), but frankly the database seems to be a bit of a mess. For example, in the 'satellites' database, there are cases of the same satellite name mapping to multiple NORAD catalog ids, the 'names' field being used inconsistently (and even containing an essay about the satellite in one case), and so forth. Similarly, the 'transmitters' database also has issues.
Is there a more reliable source that can be queried through an API? I know N2YO has an API, but it's focused on real-time tracking, and doesn't appear to include transmitter info (though the site's satellite pages do).
Thanks!
Martin. KD6YAM