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Title: PREDICT
Version: 2.2.3
Entered-date: 2006-05-15
Description: PREDICT is an easy to use, ncurses-based satellite
tracking/orbital prediction program developed for the
Linux operating system. PREDICT permits users to track
satellites in real-time, or make orbital predictions in
advance of their arrival. A unique voice mode allows
azimuth and elevation bearings of a satellite to be
articulated via a soundcard to aid a ground-based
observer in locating and identifying satellites through
optical means. PREDICT also provides live bearings of
the Sun and Moon, as well as solar illumination conditions
onboard satellites. Doppler shift and path loss information
is also provided for analyzing radio communication paths
between satellites and earth-based ground stations.
PREDICT supports the PIC/TRACK automatic antenna tracking
system, and includes a UDP socket-based interface that
allows the program to provide real-time tracking data to
any number of client applications running either locally
or remotely via a network connection. Several socket-based
graphical satellite tracking display applications are
included in this release of PREDICT. PREDICT requires
ncurses version 4.2 or higher and the pthreads library
for successful compilation.
Keywords: Satellite tracking, orbital prediction, amateur radio,
astronomy, OSCAR satellites, Space Shuttle, ISS
Author: kd2bd@amsat.org (John A. Magliacane)
galysh@juno.nrl.navy.mil (Ivan Galysh) - (socket code)
benscosm@iol.it (Vittorio Benvenuti) - (PIC/TRACK code)
Maintained-by: kd2bd@amsat.org (John A. Magliacane)
Primary-site: ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/Linux/predict-2.2.3.tar.gz
Alternate-site: ftp.ibiblio.org /pub/linux/apps/ham/predict-2.2.3.tar.gz
Original-site: http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/predict.html
Platforms: Linux/Unix
Copying-policy: GPL
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