1. AMSAT SA SPACE SYMPOSIUM 2019
SatNOGS: Satellite Networked Open Ground Station Tom Van den Bon (ZR6TG)
AMSAT SA SPACE SYMPOSIUM 2019

2. What is this ? A Crowdsourced Satellite Ground Station Network
Provides universities and smaller groups access to Ground Stations across the world
Track and decode thousands of small satellites in orbit
Simple hardware/software - minimal investment
Utilizes the amount of time a civilian/non commercial station would sit idle
Promotes and supports free and open space applications

3. What is this ?
SatNOGS DB Crowd-sourced Database for Satellites and their transponders SatNOGS Network Observations and Scheduling SatNOGS Client Embedded system that receives scheduled operations, records observation and sends it back SatNOGS Ground Station Actual ground station instrumentation with tracker, antennas, etc

4. How ?

5. Satellite Database

6. How ?

7. Ground Station Setup

8. Getting Started (Easy)
Raspberry PI + Accessories
SDR Dongle
Turnstile Antenna
Flash SD Card with pre made SatNOGS image
Create Account (API Key, Location)
Configure SatNOGS Software
Schedule First Observation (NOAA weather Satellite)

9. Improving your Ground Station
Add a rotator and directional antennas
Either Commercial Rotator, or 3d printed Rotator

10. DIY Rotator
3d Printed Rotator

14. Observations Pass Predictions
Schedule Observation (Either your own, or any other station)
Wait for Satellite Pass
System Records Pass
System Decodes Pass Pass gets vetted (by station owner, or observer)

19. Conclusion https://www.satnogs.org/
Build your own Satellite Ground Station!
Great addition to your shack
Fun and Easy to Set Up (Easy or Complex)
Open Network of Ground Stations accessible to all