Non-Commercial Satellite Monitoring Technology Websites (MLA)

Generated: December 27, 2025 (America/Los_Angeles)

Access date used in MLA entries: 27 Dec. 2025

Scope: non-commercial (nonprofit, government/agency, community/open-source, or personal) sites whose primary purpose is satellite monitoring technology—ground-station automation, SDR/DSP demodulation/decoding, telemetry processing, tracking/pointing, or mission-ops data visualization.

Works Cited

  1. AMSAT. “FoxTelem Software for Windows, Mac, & Linux.” AMSAT, https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Telemetry decoder software released to demodulate, store, and analyze CubeSat telemetry (ground-station monitoring workflow).

  2. AMSAT. “The KD2BD Pacsat Modem.” AMSAT, https://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/kd2bd/Pacsat_Modem/index.html. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Technical article describing a low-cost 1200 bps BPSK modem design for PACSAT ground stations (monitoring/communications interface technology).

  3. Estévez, Daniel. “gr-satellites.” GitHub, https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    GNU Radio out-of-tree module for demodulation, FEC, and decoding frames/telemetry from many amateur satellites—core RF monitoring and decoding technology.

  4. G0KLA. “AMSAT Pacsat Ground Station Software.” G0KLA, https://www.g0kla.com/pacsat/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Open-source ground-station decoder focused on PACSAT store-and-forward protocols (technology for monitoring/receiving and processing PACSAT traffic).

  5. Libre Space Foundation. “Claim Space: The Libre Way.” Libre Space Foundation, https://libre.space/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Nonprofit developing open-source space technologies and infrastructure (including ground-station monitoring stacks such as SatNOGS).

  6. Libre Space Foundation. “gr-satnogs.” GitLab, https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs/gr-satnogs. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    GNU Radio out-of-tree module used in the SatNOGS ecosystem; provides DSP building blocks for demodulating/synchronizing/decoding satellite frames.

  7. Magliacane, John A. (KD2BD). “A Satellite Tracking/Orbital Prediction Program.” QSL.net, https://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/predict.html. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Open-source, multi-user satellite tracking/orbit-prediction software (a foundational technology component for station pointing and monitoring automation).

  8. Magliacane, John A. (KD2BD). “Software Developments.” QSL.net, https://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/software.html. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Index page covering multiple ham/satellite utilities including PacsatTools—Linux utilities designed for integration into PACSAT satellite ground stations.

  9. NASA. “Open MCT - Open Source Mission Control Software.” NASA, https://nasa.github.io/openmct/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Open-source, web-based mission operations data visualization framework suitable for telemetry monitoring and mission control displays.

  10. OZ9AEC. “Gpredict: Free, Real-Time Satellite Tracking and Orbit Prediction Application.” OZ9AEC, https://oz9aec.dk/gpredict/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Real-time satellite tracking/orbit prediction application with maps and polar plots—commonly used for tracking and monitoring workflows.

  11. SatDump. “SatDump.” SatDump, https://www.satdump.org/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Open-source satellite data processing software with a strong SDR/DSP orientation (decoding and processing downlinks from multiple missions).

  12. SatNOGS. “SatNOGS Client documentation.” SatNOGS Documentation, https://docs.satnogs.org/projects/satnogs-client/en/stable. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Automation software that pulls observation jobs, runs decoding/demodulation scripts, and can control rotators—core ground-station monitoring automation.

  13. SatNOGS. “SatNOGS DB - Home.” SatNOGS DB, https://db.satnogs.org/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Machine-readable, crowdsourced satellite/transmitter information database used in observation planning and signal monitoring workflows.

  14. SatNOGS. “SatNOGS documentation.” SatNOGS Documentation, https://docs.satnogs.org/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Development documentation spanning hardware, software, and data processing for building and operating open-source satellite ground stations.

  15. SatNOGS. “SatNOGS Network - About.” SatNOGS Network, https://network.satnogs.org/about/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Global management interface to operate distributed ground stations remotely—technology for networked satellite observation and monitoring operations.

  16. SatNOGS. “SatNOGS Rotator Controller.” SatNOGS Wiki, https://wiki.satnogs.org/SatNOGS_Rotator_Controller. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Open hardware/firmware controller designs for ground-station rotators (antenna pointing/control technology for tracking/monitoring passes).

  17. SatNOGS. “SatNOGS – Open Source global network of satellite ground stations.” SatNOGS, https://satnogs.org/about/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Overview of SatNOGS as an open-source ground-station stack enabling networked tracking and monitoring with publicly accessible collected data.

  18. SatNOGS. “SDR Setup.” SatNOGS Wiki, https://wiki.satnogs.org/SDR_Setup. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Implementation notes for SatNOGS SDR reception; highlights gr-satnogs as the GNU Radio DSP module for demodulating/synchronizing/decoding satellite frames.

  19. SatNOGS. “Software Defined Radio.” SatNOGS Wiki, https://wiki.satnogs.org/Software_Defined_Radio. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Technical overview of SatNOGS’ SDR stack built on GNU Radio and SoapySDR (vendor-neutral SDR support)—a key monitoring technology layer.