 | Satellite Tracking
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| Satellite Tracking
Satellite tracking with radio is an absorbing pastime/hobby. It is something that I have been doing for nearly 50 years. At first, it was satellites launched by the Soviet Union and transmitting at 15-20 MHz in the HF (short wave) band. Now it is anything within range of a receiver with an IF output and a Software Defined Radio.
In these page can be found descriptions of satellites signals, some help with satellite tracking techniques and some analyses of individual satellites. Originally, most satellite tracking was done by ear with a little help from a pen recorder. Nowadays, sound is almost the last thing with a majority of information being extracted from a computer display or a spreadsheet.
Satellite tracking is only possible by knowing where in the radio spectrum to listen. From the menu on the right it is possible to useful lists of frequencies. As launches occur, new satellites appear in orbit that can be tracked. Sometimes the launch vehicle can be tracked in its own right.
Satellite and launch vehicle series tend to use frequencies repetitively. To see what might be coming up, there is the Zarya events calendar - Go For Launch!.
Satellites Tracked Recently
| Satellite |
NORAD |
Designation |
Freq (MHz) |
| AprizeSat 2 (Latinsat 4) |
28366 |
2004-025A |
400.585 |
| Cosmos 2407 (Parus) |
28380 |
2004-028A |
149.970 |
| Cosmos 2407 (Parus) |
28380 |
2004-028A |
399.840 |
| Cosmos 2407 (Parus) |
28380 |
2004-028A |
399.920 |
| Cosmos 2414 (Parus) |
28521 |
2005-002A |
149.970 |
| Cosmos 2414 (Parus) |
28521 |
2005-002A |
399.920 |
| Cosmos 2429 (Parus) |
32052 |
2007-038A |
150.030 |
| Cosmos 2454 (Parus) |
35635 |
2009-039A |
149.940 |
| Cosmos 2454 (Parus) |
35635 |
2009-039A |
399.840 |
| Cosmos 2454 (Parus) |
35635 |
2009-039A |
399.920 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
149.665 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
149.940 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
150.215 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
399.150 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
399.703 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
399.840 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
399.977 |
| Cosmos 2463 (Parus) |
36519 |
2010-010A |
400.530 |
| Fengyun 1D |
27431 |
2002-024B |
180.007 |
| Formosat 3A (COSMIC FM-6) |
29047 |
2006-011A |
150.012 |
| Formosat 3D (COSMIC FM-3) |
29050 |
2006-011D |
150.012 |
| Formosat 3E (COSMIC FM-4) |
29051 |
2006-011E |
150.012 |
| Huan Jing 1B (HJ-1B) |
33321 |
2008-041B |
2209.797 |
| ISS (International Space Station) |
25544 |
1998-067A |
130.167 |
| ISS (International Space Station) |
25544 |
1998-067A |
143.625 |
| Oscar 23 (Transit/NIMS) |
19070 |
1988-033A |
149.988 |
| Oscar 23 (Transit/NIMS) |
19070 |
1988-033A |
399.968 |
| Oscar 25 (Transit/NIMS) |
19419 |
1988-074A |
149.988 |
| Oscar 25 (Transit/NIMS) |
19419 |
1988-074A |
399.968 |
| Oscar 32 (Transit/NIMS) |
19071 |
1988-033B |
399.968 |
| Prisma (Mango & Tango) |
36599 |
2010-028B |
400.550 |
| Progress M-04M |
36361 |
2010-003A |
922.763 |
| Progress M-06M |
36748 |
2010-033A |
166.000 |
| Progress M-06M |
36748 |
2010-033A |
922.763 |
| Shi Jian 6A (SJ-6A) |
28413 |
2004-035A |
2229.605 |
| Shi Jian 6D (SJ-6D) |
29506 |
2006-046B |
2256.251 |
| Shi Jian 6E (SJ-6E) |
33408 |
2008-053A |
2224.564 |
| Shi Jian 6F (SJ-6F) |
33409 |
2008-053B |
2251.446 |
| Tansuo 3 (Shi Yuan 3) |
33433 |
2008-056A |
2230.795 |
| USA 67 (SDS-2 F2) |
20963 |
1990-097B |
2242.495 |
| USA 125 (SDS-2 F4) |
23945 |
1996-038A |
2242.498 |
| USA 129 (KH-11 Block-3 F3/Crystal) |
24680 |
1996-072A |
2242.485 |
| USA 137 (SDS-2 F5) |
25148 |
1998-005A |
2242.495 |
| USA 147 (DMSP F-15) |
25991 |
1999-067A |
150.012 |
| USA 155 (SDS-3 F1) |
26635 |
2000-080A |
2247.488 |
| USA 179 (SDS-3 F3) |
28384 |
2004-034A |
251.700 |
| USA 179 (SDS-3 F3) |
28384 |
2004-034A |
256.375 |
| USA 179 (SDS-3 F3) |
28384 |
2004-034A |
2242.503 |
| USA 186 (KH-11 Block-3 F4/Crystal) |
28888 |
2005-042A |
2242.505 |
| USA 198 (SDS-3 F4) |
32378 |
2007-060A |
251.700 |
| USA 198 (SDS-3 F4) |
32378 |
2007-060A |
256.375 |
| USA 198 (SDS-3 F4) |
32378 |
2007-060A |
2242.503 |
| Yaogan 2 |
31490 |
2007-019A |
2216.527 |
| Yaogan 3 |
32289 |
2007-055A |
2212.809 |
| Yaogan 4 |
33446 |
2008-061A |
2216.525 |
| Yaogan 7 |
36110 |
2009-069A |
2216.527 |
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