Software

Satellite Tracking

To track the satellite and for orbit prediction, the GPredict software [Cse21] will be used. Gpredict is a real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction application. It can track a large number of satellites and display their position and other data in lists, tables, maps, and polar plots (radar view). Gpredict can also predict the time of future passes for a satellite, and provide you with detailed information about each pass. Gpredict is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License. A picture of the main window of GPredict can be seen in Fig. 7.

_images/gpredict.png — Fig. 7 Main window of GPredict.