SAT_EXPLORER
)Last release :
3.8.2
Date : December
2nd 2023
Author : F6DQM
Freeware to track the Moon, the Sun, artificial satellites and
to control antenna interfaces.
OS : Windows XP and higher, 32 & 64 bits.
Supported languages : English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Linux/Ubuntu users may run SAT_EXPLORER through WINE 1.0 or CROSSOVER.
Handles the
following antenna tracking interfaces :
PourSat,
FODTrack, EA4TX, GS232, EASYCOM, TRAKBOX, KCT,
PROSISTEL, M2-ORION, EGIS and other compatible interfaces such as LVBTracker and SatDrive.
SAT_EXPLORER
is compatible with
TRX-Manager for piloting
transceivers and other antenna systems.
SAT_EXPLORER computes satellite positions from any standard
2-line
orbital elements of radioamateur satellites such as this
one :
SAT_EXPLORER
computes the positions of the Moon in using built-in algorithms. The accuracy is
reputed to be better than 0.1°. EME
Doppler shifts are computed for your own echo and for any DX station.
SAT_EXPLORER
can upload on your personnal pages, with the period you like, the map of the
world showing the current position and coverage of a satellite. See for example
the position and coverage of QO-100
such as SAT_EXPLORER will create and upload the HTML page and the map.
Note that this is just an example which is not refreshed but as QO-100 is
geostationnary, its position never changes !
To download, go directly to the
Example of Moon window :
