Satellite info.

XabbaRus · 12-29-08, 11:42 AM

Just set up a satellite dish and receiver to try and get the Hotbird sat so I can get Russian TV.

Now I have the info on the satellite but I was wondering if you guys know of any planetarium software that shows satellites in the sky so I have a better idea of where to look.

I tried using a google earth attack but couldn't find anything. The only other place has gone down.

Please help as I'm getting really pissed off with this.

SUBMAN1 · 12-29-08, 12:18 PM

What you seek:

http://www.n2yo.com/

-S

SUBMAN1 · 12-29-08, 12:25 PM

More specifically:

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=27499

or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=29270

or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=24665

or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=24931

or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25237

-S

XabbaRus · 12-29-08, 12:35 PM

Cheers submans, I have that one but what I was looking for was a planetarium style so I can see from a ground perspective likein stellarium , but it doesn't show satellites.

SUBMAN1 · 12-29-08, 12:38 PM

Hmm. Not sure where to point you on that.

-S

PeriscopeDepth · 12-29-08, 01:09 PM

I use NASA's J-track 3d. Not sure that is what you are looking for either though, Xabba.

http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/jtr.../JTrack3d.html

PD

Diopos · 12-29-08, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Hmm. Not sure where to point you on that.

-S

Uhmm... somewhere in the sky probably?:hmm:

SUBMAN1 · 12-29-08, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Diopos

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Hmm. Not sure where to point you on that.

-S

Uhmm... somewhere in the sky probably?:hmm:

-S

Zachstar · 12-29-08, 06:13 PM

The site to go to on FTA stuff is http://www.satelliteguys.us/ the forums are full of tutorials on how to set up your FTA system and point it.

Etienne · 12-29-08, 08:28 PM

The company that owns the satellite you're looking for might have pointing table. I know INMARSAT has them - I have copies, but I doubt that's what you're looking for :-D

They're essentially tables you enter with your geographical coordinate, and exit with azimuth and elevation. They exist in chart form as well, I think.

As for a satellite program, it would be extremely easy to do (Most comm satellites are geo-stationnary, after all) but I've never heard of one.

12-29-08, 11:42 AM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Satellite info. Just set up a satellite dish and receiver to try and get the Hotbird sat so I can get Russian TV. Now I have the info on the satellite but I was wondering if you guys know of any planetarium software that shows satellites in the sky so I have a better idea of where to look. I tried using a google earth attack but couldn't find anything. The only other place has gone down. Please help as I'm getting really pissed off with this. __________________

12-29-08, 12:18 PM	#2
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What you seek: http://www.n2yo.com/ -S __________________

12-29-08, 12:25 PM	#3
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	More specifically: http://www.n2yo.com/?s=27499 or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=29270 or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=24665 or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=24931 or http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25237 -S __________________ Last edited by SUBMAN1; 12-29-08 at 12:28 PM.

12-29-08, 12:35 PM	#4
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cheers submans, I have that one but what I was looking for was a planetarium style so I can see from a ground perspective likein stellarium , but it doesn't show satellites. __________________

12-29-08, 12:38 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmm. Not sure where to point you on that. -S __________________

12-29-08, 01:09 PM	#6
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I use NASA's J-track 3d. Not sure that is what you are looking for either though, Xabba. http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/jtr.../JTrack3d.html PD

12-29-08, 06:13 PM	#9
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The site to go to on FTA stuff is http://www.satelliteguys.us/ the forums are full of tutorials on how to set up your FTA system and point it. __________________

12-29-08, 08:28 PM	#10
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The company that owns the satellite you're looking for might have pointing table. I know INMARSAT has them - I have copies, but I doubt that's what you're looking for :-D They're essentially tables you enter with your geographical coordinate, and exit with azimuth and elevation. They exist in chart form as well, I think. As for a satellite program, it would be extremely easy to do (Most comm satellites are geo-stationnary, after all) but I've never heard of one.