This software aims to automate the computation of a tracking schedule for a satellite groundstation, using a list of spacecraft with associated unique priority levels.
The Spacecraft, Track, Observation and Schedule data is stored in a PostgreSQL database. This allows external applications to modify input parameters and view computed output data through a generic PostgreSQL interface.
Configuration parameters are set in config.ini, copy the template from config.ini.example
./gss
The application will:
- Update TLE for a spacecraft if TLE last updated > 15 minutes ago.
- Recompute Satellite Tracks and Observations if new TLE or Track last updated > 24 hours ago.
- Recompute Schedule if any Tracks have been updated since the last Schedule computation.
make
Dependencies: libpq-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev
echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgres.list wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install postgres-11
Scripts in sql/
sudo -u postgres psql -U postgres -f - < sql/<script>.sql
init_database.sql
- Example database setup script - please modify before use.
example_spacecraft.sql
- Populates the Spacecraft table with initial data for ISS & AO-73
The example_client/ folder contains an example database client application that, using computed schedule data, can be used as a realtime input for an AZ/EL Tracking System.
make
Dependencies: libpq-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev
Phil Crump phil@philcrump.co.uk