Optical Satellites

Removed SKYSAT C14 because decayed.

Removed several FLOCK satellites because decayed.

Removed LANDMAPPER BC3 because decayed

The orbit of METOP-B has been has been updated to reflect that it is not kept in SSO

Added 3D Model of WorldView Legion

Removed FLOCK 4V 3 because decayed

Added 3D model to PLATERO, HAMMER, and MENUT

Removed FLOCK 4V 7 and 4S 29 because decayed

Added METHANESAT 3D Model

Added GHOST constellation

Removed decayed PLANET / FLOCK satellites

Removed Landmapper BC5 because decayed.

JPSS.NOAA-20 satellite orbit has been updated to remove sun synchronicity.

Added NUSAT-44 MARIA MITCHELL after its launch 2023-043

Removed decayed PLANET / FLOCK satellites

Added HAMMER, HORACIO and METHANESAT following their recent launch 2024-043

Added PLATERO launched in 2023-174

Added METEOR M-2-4 after its recent launch 2024-039A.

Added LAC (Large Area Collect) sensor modes to Digitalglobe satellites WV-1, 2, 3 and Geoeye-1

PLEIADES NEO have been put in a separate constellation from PLEIADES.

PLEIADES NEO satellite configuration has been updated to include a new STRIP sensor in wide-view mode (mosaic) and the satellite attitude parameters haven updated.

Removed satellite NUSAT 22 SOFYA because decayed.

Added THEOS-2 after its launch 2023-155

Added PVCC (PROBA-V Companion Cubesat) after its launch 2023-155

Removed NUSAT-17 MARY because decayed

SPOT-7 orbit is now modified to be not Sun Synchronous.

Added 3D Models of LSTM and CO2M

Added new NUSAT satellites after lauinch 2023-054

Added 3D model of CHIME

Added BLACKSKY GLOBAL 5 and 19 after their recent launch 2023-041

Added CHIME mission

Added LSTM mission

Added GAOFEN 11-04 after its launch 2022-176

Added several PLANE FLOCK satellites after their launch 2023-001

Added NUSAT 34 AMELIA EARHART after launch 2023-001

Added 3D model of EROS-C3

Updated PLANET FLOCK constellation to account for decayed satellites, and a better mapping of sensor types and versions.

Added JPSS-2 after its recent launch 2022-150

Removed two PLANET FLOCK decayed satellites

Removed two PLANET FLOCK decayed satellites

CBERS-4A orbit has been updated to reflect that it is not kept in SSO

Added SV2 (Gaofen Duomo. GF DM, SuperView 2) to the Superview constellation

Added sensor HYPERSPECTRAL to Satellogic constellation

Added URDANETA ARMSAT1 after launch 2022-057

Added DS-EO after its launch 2022-072

Added Superview Neo 1 and 2 after their recent launch 2022-043

JILIN and GAOFEN satellites have been reorganised along the lines of constellation nomenclatures defined by HEAD aerospace

Removed some PLANET FLOCK decayed satellites

Removed BRO-7 and put in the new SigInt satellites scenario.

Added new JILIN-01 GAOFEN satellites after their recent launch

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 27,28,29,30,31,32,33 and JILIN-01 WIDEBAND-01C of launch 2022-048

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 4,5,6 and 7 of launch 2022-046

NUSAT constellation has been renamed to SATELLOGIC constellation

SSO orbit has been removed from PRISMA satellite

SSO orbit configured for AMAZONIA-1, EGYPTSAT-A, and GOKTURK 1A

Updated METOP-A orbit

Updated THEOS orbit

Added METOP-SG-A and B including 3D models

Removed Cartosat-1 and Cartosat-2 because deactivated in 2019

Removed EO-1, Haiyang-1B and Meteor M1 because not any more operational

Removed RapidEye constellation because retired from operation

Added 3D Model of Pleiades-Neo

Added CAS500-1 3D model

Added GRUS1 3D model

Removed SPOT-5, Formosat-2 and Resurs DK1 because decommissioned

Deimos-2 sensor resolution changed to 0.75 m

SSTL S1-4 moved into Triplesat constellation

Planet FLOCK satellite sensors resolution have been adjusted to PS1 4m, PS2 3.73-m and SD PS 3.7

Modified PLANET flock sensors to include PS-1, PS-2 and Super Dove PS sensors according to each different satellite

Added GOMX4 constellation (two satellites)

Added GRUS-1A satellite

Added GAOFEN-8 and GAOFEN-11

Added VENUS and RASAT satelites

Changed name of JPSS-1 to NOAA-20

Removed DUBAISAT-1and WorldView-4 because not any more operational.

Update CBERS-4 and CBERS-4A sensor configurations

Added GAOFEN 13 after its recent launch

Added new FLOCK satellites from 2020-061 launch (3-Sept-2020)

Added HJ-2A AND HJ-2B after their recent launch

Added new FLOCK satellites to PLANET constellation after their recent launch

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Updated Sentinel-2 sensor configuration to include calibration and observation modes

Geoeye-1 sensor Field of Regard extended to look angle [-45 deg, 45 deg]

Updated METOP-A orbit as Sun Synchronous

Updated METOP-C orbit as not Sun Synchronous

Updated LANDSAT-7 orbit as not Sun Synchronous

GOKTURK-1A satellite has been configured as agile.

New 3D Models GAOFEN 1-02 and GOKTURK-1A

Added 3D Model METEOR M2-2

Added 3D models LANDMAPPER-BC and BLACKSKY-1

Added 3D model PERUSAT, LANDSAT-9 and JPSS-1

New 3D Model for SUPERVIEW / GAOJING satellites

Modified SUPERVIEW satellites with Imager MS and Imager PAN instruments

Added METEOR M2-2 after its recent launch

New 3D Models of GAOFEN-2 and 4, VRSS and CBERS-4

Added PLANET FLOCKS constellation

Added EGYPTSAT-A after its recent launch

Modified PRISMA orbit after its recent laucnh

Deimos-2 sensor changed name to HiRAIS

Added PERUSAT-1

DMC-3 FM satellites have been moved to TRIPLESAT constellation, and SSTL S1-4 has been placed outside of the constellation.

Fixed KAZEOSAT-2 quotas

SUPERVIEW-1 and 2 catalogue numbers have been swapped

DMC-3 FM and SSTL S1-4 sensors have been completely revisited

Added BLACKSKY GLOBAL-1 after its recent launch

Added KANOPUS-V 5 and 6 after their recent launch

Added GOKTURK1A

Added Landsat-9

Added LAPAN-A3

Removed EGYPTSAT-2 because not operational since 2015

Removed IKONOS-2 because not operational since 2015

Removed RAZAKSAT because not operational since 2014

Removed SAC-C because not operational since 2013

Removed SAC-D ACQUARIUS because not operational since 2014

Removed SICH-2 because not operational since Dec 2012

Removed TOPSAT because hibernated since 2012

Added KazSTSAT after its recent launch

Added Hodoyoshi-1

Added SKYSAT-C13 after its recent launch

MOHAMED VI-B orbit has been set in Sun Synchronous mode

Cartosat-2 orbit is not Sun Synchronous any more.

Fixed MOHAMED VI-B which did not have correct address for orbit update

Added HySIS after its recent launch

Modified METOP-C orbit to implement Sun Synchronous orbit

Added CARTOSAT-2F after its recent launch.

Added Landmapper BC3 after its recent launch

Changed Gaojing satellites name to Superview

Added Superview-03 and Superview-04 after their recent launch

Due to the large amount of satellites the scenario has been reorganised in constellations, and loose satellites not belonging to a constellation.

Added JPSS, MOHAMMED VI-A, Sentinel-5p, FY-3D, VRSS-2 after their recent launch.

RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) orbit has been updated for a 3 day repeat cycle and 43 cycle length.

FORMOSAT-5 orbit has been updated to account for its recent launch

Added satellite CORVUS-BC1 and CORBUS-BC2 (renamed LANDMAPPER BC) recently launched

FORMOSAT-2 orbit has been updated to account for lack of SSO maintenance

Added Gaojing - SuperView-1 satellites (Gaojing 1 and 2) after their recent launch

Added Cartosat-2C and SKYSAT-1C after their recent launch

Added satellite ZY-3 02 after its recent launch

Added 3D Model FY-3C

Added 3D Model of TELEOS

Sentinel-2A orbit updated for Sun Synchronicity

DMC-3 constellation satellites orbits updated to account for recent launch

Added and corrected sensors to RESURS-P1 and RESURS-P2

Added 3D model for GCOM-W1

Added 3D Model for DMC-3

Added XSAT satellite

Modified EnMAP orbit to repeat cycle = 27 days, cycle length = 398 orbits

Added DMC-3 constellation satellites

Removed UK-DMC due to end of life

Added Gaofen-2 after its recent launch

Added Two Line Elements orbit to WorldView-3 after its recent launch

Added Skysat-2 after its recent launch.

Added Meteor-M2 TLE orbit after its recent launch

SPOT-7 is now configured in SSO orbit

Added SPOT-7 orbits with TLEs following the recent launch

Added GCOM-W1

Added AMSR-E sensor to AQUA

Updated DEIMOS-2 and KAZEOSAT-2 orbits with TLEs following their recent launch

Modified TLE source addresses

Modified SPOT-5 and GEOEYE-1 sensors to have sensor steering convention as "LeftIsPositive", correcting problem observed when editing swaths on the map and doing manual cross-track sensor steering.

Added EGYPTSAT-2

Added TLE orbit for KAZEOSAT-1 following recent launch.

Update of TLEs

Update for change in sensor format.

Added new satellites: DUBAISAT-2, SKYSAT 1, KazEOSat-1, KazEOSat-2, Meteor-M2, PRISMA, CBERS-4, GAOFEN-1, GOKTURK-2, KANOPUS-V 1, KOMPSAT-3A , ZY-1-02C and ZY-3A

Pleaides 1B has been reconfigured retrieve TLEs online

Added ANSARO (JAPAN).

Added DUBAISAT-2 (Dubai)

Added Deimos-2 (Spain)

Updated orbits of Pleiades-1A and Pleiades-1B ato comply with mission nominal orbits.

Updated orbit data and geometry xml format

Suomi NPP has been updated to include a reference to Suomi 3D Model

Removed SPOT-4 due to end of life

Removed Nigeriasat-1 due to end of life.

Added ALOS-3

Added SeoSat/Ingenio (Spain)

Added CBERS 3 (China/Brazil)

Added Formosat-5 (Taiwan)

Added Sich-2 (Ukraine)

Added METOP-B, following its recent launch

Added SPOT-6, with in flight orbital elements, following its recent launch.

SPOT-7 future orbit has been updated to have the same MLST@Anx = 22:01, as SPOT-6

Added SPOT-6 and SPOT-7

Removed Orbview-2 due to end of mission in December 2010

Removed Envisat due to end of mission in April 2012

Removed CBERS-2B due to end of mission in May 2010

Removed Landsat-5 due to end of mission in March 2012

Added Kompsat-3

Added Geoeye-2

Modified Lead & Trail times constraints so that Very High Resolution sensors (< 5m GSD) are configured with 0 seconds Lead & Trail times

Instrument bit rates have been configured on all sensors

Added WorldView3

THEOS Satellite 3D model has been configured to be equal to FORMOSAT-2

THEOS satellite sensors (PAN and MS) have been added.

Added LANDSAT-8 (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) and its sensors OLI and TIRS.

Envisat orbit has been updated with a new Orbit Event File covering until September 2102

Added new Suomi NPP satellite

SAC-C track numbers have been aligned to Landsat WRS

Added ZIYUAN 3 (ZY 3) satellite

Added Pleiades-HR 1 with TLE predictions following recent launch

Added Nigerisat-X

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

Added support for Nigeriasat-2, Geoeye-1 and RapidEye 3D models

DUBAISAT and Pleiades have been corrected to has Spatial Resolution parameters for each sensor

SPOT-2 removed because it ended its operational life in end-June 2009.

DubaiSat is now configured with view angle instead of standoff.

Fixed NigeriaSat 2 to show the default sensor mode at 0 degrees (center)

ERS-2 has been removed due to satellite end of life.

Added Envisat nominal frame settings for AATSR and MERIS which were not configured with framing before.

Added Nigeriasat 2

Fixed error in the definition of Envisat ROEF file name, which missed the final extension N1

RapidEye sensor name has been changed to REIS (RapidEye Earth Imaging System).

SPOT-2 is now configured with two HRV independent units, HRV1 and HRV2.

SPOT-4 is now configured with two HRVIR independent units, HRVIR1 and HRVIR2.

SPOT-5 is now configured with two HRG independent units, HRG1 and HRG2.

Added SAC-D (AQUARIUS) with HSTC camera.

Removed dismissed satellites ALOS, ALSAT-1, BILSAT-1.

Envisat Reference Orbit files updated.

Added Pleiades-HR A and B

Added Resurs-DK1

Added NOAA-18, NOAA-19 and Metop-A

ALOS satellite has been configured without Sun Synchronous modifier to cope with the satellite anomaly of 22 April 2011.

All satellites with Sun Synchronous orbits have been modified to host also a pure Two Line Element orbit to allow comparing predictions.

TLE source has been modified for all satellites to be fed from Taitus web site which provides updates every 6 hours directly fed from Space Track (https://www.space-track.org)

Envisat orbit modified to host new ROEF (v18).

ERS nominal orbit is now the 3/43 Ice Phase orbit (3 day cycle, 43 orbits per cycle).

IRS-P6 name modified to RESOURCESAT-1

Added RESOURCESAT-2 and DUBAISAT-1

Added Pleiades-1 and Pleiades-2, as future satellites

IRS-1C removed because Mission completed on September 21, 2007 after serving for 11 years and 8 months.

IRS-1D removed because Mission completed during January 2010 after serving for 12 years and 3 months.

IRS-P4 (Oceansat) removed because Mission completed on August 8, 2010 after serving for 11 years and 2 months.

Sun-Synchronous orbit modifier has been removed in some satellites that are not anymore operated and maneuvered within their nominal Sun Synchronous repeat cycle and cycle length, e.g. Rapideye 1 to 5, Cartosat-1, Spot-2, Spot-4.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

Format modification with new Attitude section under each satellite, declaring the Yaw Steering state.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

Envisat Orbit default has been set to "2010 Reference Orbit Event File".

Envisat Orbit default has been set to "2010 Orbit Scenario File". Old "Sunsynchronous nominal orbit" has been removed.

Beijing-1 satellite was wrongly declared as belonging to Algeria, instead of China, and has been corrected.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

KOMPSAT-1 satellite has been removed because is no more operational since 31 January 2008.

WorldView-2 sensor configuration corrected to comply with Swath Width and Field of Regard width as specified in Digital Globe web site.

WorldView-2 WV110 MS sensor configuration removed because redundant with WV110 PAN.

Maximum Sun Zenith Angle constraint modified for Quickbird, WorldView 1 and 2, from 80 to 83 degrees.

Envisat 2010+ orbit files are updated with latest ones provided by ESA. This includes MPL_ORB_SCVRGT20101012_091618_00000000_00000003_20020301_025355_20781231_235959.N1 and MPL_ORB_EVVRGT20101012_093254_00000000_00000016_20101024_070525_20110125_215953.N1

Envisat 2010+ orbit file is now correctly configured in the Envisat orbit section. Select orbit "2010 Orbit Scenario File". Orbit predictions are valid from 26th October 2010 onwards.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

New Envisat ROEF, to comply with Envisat 2010+ scenario following the manoeuvre that will take place on end October 2010.

Updated TLE orbit parameters with latest predictions.

Modified IRS instrument configuration. LISS-3 is now split in two different sensors, LISS-2 SWIR and LISS-3 VNIR, to account for operation under SZA constraint or not.