In an effort to plan ahead for some far off satellite operation, I am trying to find software that will show mutual visibility between to known locators, a week or so plus, in advance.
Is there such a beast available for us mortals ?
Thanks in advance.
Dave. G1OCN. AMSAT UK 5766.
Hey Dave,
If I understand your question correctly, it looks to me as though Orbitron will do what you want. Check it out at www.stoff.pl. It has a "simulation mode," which I use often to confirm elevations and ranges after passes because my station for the FM satellites is totally handheld. I just put it in simulation mode and changed the date from today to a week from today, and it showed me where the satellites I track with it would be one week from today at the same time UTC.
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL AMSAT Member No. 36820 Athens, Ga. - EM84ha -------------- Original message from "Dave Aitch" dave@g1ocn.com: --------------
In an effort to plan ahead for some far off satellite operation, I am trying to find software that will show mutual visibility between to known locators, a week or so plus, in advance.
Is there such a beast available for us mortals ?
Thanks in advance.
Dave. G1OCN. AMSAT UK 5766.
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David,
Is there such a beast available for us mortals ?
If you are one of the many mortals who have a copy of SATPC32, yes. The LISTEN program will do that nicely. Just specify the two locations, pick the bird and time frame, and off you go. No doubt there are others, but this is what I use.
Alan WA4SCA
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