SYS-01
live simulation
Satellite Tracking
Live NORAD catalog integration with TLE propagation and horizon masks.
AstroWave Mission Systems
Your Personal Ground Station
Track satellites, predict passes, monitor frequencies, analyze signals, and connect directly to SDR hardware — from orbital mechanics to decoded telemetry.
Tracked objects
12,418
RF bands
VHF · UHF
Link state
STANDBY
Orbit engine
SGP4
System architecture · 12 integrated modules
From space to signal
A complete engineering chain for amateur satellite operations, from propagated orbital elements to RF capture and decoded spacecraft telemetry.
SYS-02
live simulation
Orbital Mechanics
Inclination, RAAN, eccentricity, and ground-track visualization.
SYS-03
live simulation
Pass Prediction
AOS/LOS, max elevation, and pass duration for your station coordinates.
SYS-04
live simulation
Radio Frequencies
Downlink tables, mode metadata, and band planning for VHF/UHF/S-band.
SYS-05
live simulation
Antennas
Gain patterns, rotator control, and pointing error budgets.
SYS-06
live simulation
SDR & IQ Signals
RTL-SDR and compatible receivers with IQ capture pipelines.
SYS-07
live simulation
DSP & Demodulation
Filtering, decimation, and demod chains for FM/APT/BPSK.
SYS-08
live simulation
Doppler Tracking
Real-time frequency correction for LEO passes.
SYS-09
live simulation
Telemetry
Frame parsing, CRC checks, and engineering dashboards.
SYS-10
live simulation
Weather Satellite Reception
NOAA APT and meteorological downlink workflows.
SYS-11
live simulation
Signal Recording
IQ and audio archival with pass-linked metadata.
SYS-12
live simulation
Ground Station Automation
Scheduled tracking, rotator sync, and SDR orchestration.
Signal path · end-to-end
How it works
Follow a downlink from a moving spacecraft through the atmosphere, into your antenna and SDR, then through the digital processing chain.
1
Satellite
145.825 MHz
2
Orbit
SGP4 / TLE
3
Antenna
AZ / EL
4
RF
VHF / UHF
5
SDR
2.4 MSPS
6
IQ
I + jQ
7
DSP
FIR / FFT
8
Decoder
CRC / FEC
9
Data
Telemetry
Source: LEO spacecraftPacket in transitDestination: station data
Operational environment · preview
Mission Control
One surface for orbital traffic, radio state, and station hardware. The same picture you see after you sign in.
AstroWave / GS-ALPHA / OPS
All systems nominalUpcoming passes
01
ISS (ZARYA)
27 Oct, 11:00 · max 62.4° · 145.825 MHz02
NOAA 19
27 Oct, 12:15 · max 38.1° · 137.1 MHz03
FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
27 Oct, 15:15 · max 71.2° · 145.935 MHzSDR / Antenna
SDRONLINE
CENTER137.1 MHz
SAMPLE2.4 MSPS
AZ / EL142° / 29°
Above horizon · live acquisition
ISS (ZARYA)
AZ 142.3° · EL 28.6° · 145.825 MHz
SNR 18.4 dB · Doppler -2840 Hz
FUNcube-1
AZ 310.8° · EL 12.1° · 145.935 MHz
SNR 11.2 dB · Doppler 1200 Hz
UTC synchronizedRotator bus: healthyPacket queue: 04Recorder armed