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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 28/09/2026

Oh you're processing them again? Nice!

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 28/09/2026

The earth as seen from ESA's JUICE's JMC. Data still from @amsat-dl.org

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 28/09/2026

*sorry 2nd image is NAVCAM

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 28/09/2026

JUICE (ESA) images from JMC again. Received by @amsat-dl.org in Bochum :-)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 20/07/2026

Seems like everyone has forgotten about PARASOL... Which already did this over a decade ago! :-)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 26/05/2026

Bunch of telemetry as expected.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 26/05/2026

CCSDS 8192-bits CADUs, RSS 223/255 I=4

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 22/05/2026

ESCAPADE X-Band from @amsatdl Bochum with some ASCII data. Turbo 1115 + CRC, the usual. Funny structure though...

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 02/04/2026

In much older versions (anything pre-2.0.0 potentially), this change will also trigger a bug causing a crash. Not much I can do either, never expected this kind of change.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 02/04/2026

Following changes by @celestrak.bsky.social, it's possible some users of SatDump (I've already gotten reports, especially for anyone running more than a single SatDump instance) will experience issues updating TLEs. I have no easy way to fix this at the moment...

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 15/02/2026

METEOR-M 2-3 LRPT Projection of a few passes received by my station this morning, as Paris got some (nowadays quite rare) snow.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 24/01/2026

Yep. GNU Radio for what I need it to do has become a bit more cumbersome than I like things to be, so I decided to instead spend some time to do something that'll work for what I need. Of course the goal isn't replacing GR overall by any means!

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 23/01/2026

Maybe Creil if it really is north? But not exactly close either. More likely to just be east/south and go around via la Grande Ceinture.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 23/01/2026

It's funny how sometimes things come full circle... :-) (Work-In-Progess stuff in SatDump v2.0.0)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 01/01/2026

Happy new year everyone! 2026 should be the year of the return of LRIT / HRIT in Europe, as well as quite a few good SatDump additions & v2.0.0... But let's not spoil yet :-)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 14/11/2025

Paris Nord, last train at 22:30. Of course that excludes suburban traffic, but still far from what most of Europe offers in comparison... And yet, we're still canceling the Paris/Vienna/Berlin NightJets.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 30/08/2025

MetOp-SG-A1 ( @eumetsat.int ) is now transmitting some data from its MWS and 3MI instruments! Received by @redplanet00.bsky.social. 3MI can be in color, however automating the process will take a bit of time. Support will be pushed to SatDump very soon.

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lego11 @lego11.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Come già anticipato nel post del NOAA-15 (RIP), adesso anche i satelliti USA futuri sono stati praticamente tutti annullati o lobotomizzati. Ricordo che attualmente nessun satellite USA copre l'orbita delle 08 (ex NOAA 15) e il successore JPSS-3 è previsto... nel 2032!!! bsky.app/profile/afre...

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 22/08/2025

And further on - LRD, a replacement for the L-Band HRPT older generations provided, was cut later on following further budget cuts a few years ago. Those are also the reason NOAA-20 is using the same experimental bus as Suomi NPP, which has several design issues...

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 22/08/2025

This decision followed a wide change of policy at EUMETSAT where they began slowly becoming a lot more closed than they used to be. As of now, only the Russian METEORs operate LRPT, and people will have to rely on that now.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 22/08/2025

A little before, MetOp-A had also launched with plans to operate a compatible LRPT service, but after some technical issues it was disabled - and due to a "lack of users" (on a service that did not exist yet...) - they decided to scrap it on future ones.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 22/08/2025

It was initially planned to be on the new generation - as a new digital mode named "LRPT" instead of APT. However, that was back with the NPOESS program that had a much larger scope than the current JPSS program. NPOESS got drastic budget cuts, and LRPT went with it.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 19/08/2025

NOAA-15 was decommissioned today at 15:26 UTC, with its AVHRR/3 Instrument still in better state than the last 2 remaining on MetOp-B & C. It wouldn't be so disappointing if this wasn't done for the wrong reasons... Makes you wonder what happened to NOAA.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 17/08/2025

As of now there is only VCID 8/9 present, that is instrument and spacecraft telemetry, previously on S-Band which now looks quite empty.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 17/08/2025

Receiving @eumetsat.int's MetOp-SG A1's X-Band Direct Broadcast. It is 93.3M QPSK (Huge... Bigger DB yet). 1/2, RS 223 I=4 otherwise with both convolutional vectors swapped. All as expected... Now we just need to wait for EUMETSAT (or well, @esa.int for now) to turn stuff on! :-)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 12/08/2025

Unfortunately no L-Band though... But it should be rather nice on X-Band. Just a bit too wide for many.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 10/08/2025

That article is quite a bit off though... And sensitive stuff is already encrypted.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 08/08/2025

Une autre raison était que c'était jugé militaire il n'y a pas si longtemps que ça... En passant - je suis habitué à travailler avec des données d'à peu près tout les missions EO (et autres), comme je m'amuse à decoder directement les données depuis le lien radio, c'est pour ça :-)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 08/08/2025

Même en saturant volontairement il n'y a rien malheureusement. Après tout - ce n'est pas très utile dans la majorité des cas comparé à de l'IR.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 08/08/2025

Non, ils ne peuvent pas. Le visible n'est pas du tout assez sensible. À part des instruments dédiés rien ne le fait. Pour l'instant c'est uniquement VIIRS, OLS et MERSI-LL. Bientôt sur MetOp-SG également. Même sur des données brutes ce n'est pas possible.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 08/08/2025

Par contre l'image choisie est une peu dommage : Aucune mission de l'ESA n'a de DNB capable de fournier ce genre d'images de nuit. C'est donc certainement du DMSP (OLS) ou JPSS (VIIRS)...

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 07/08/2025

Pas le premier problème du genre sur ces bus ALTAIR. Ça me rappelle les LeoStar-2. 3 satellites quelques mois l'un après l'autre en panne pour la même raison. L'un d'eux transmet encore (reçu cette nuit sur ma station) mais impossible à exploiter.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 06/08/2025

Sauf quand la station sol plante... Ce qui est assez régulier en ce moment.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 30/07/2025

Just got the news that the US Navy will *not* be stopping distribution of DMSP data in the end! As of now it's planned to keep SSMIS data distribution until September 2026.

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Lindsay Clark @datadictum.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Here is the thing. Amateurs figure out how to get satellite data needed for hurricane forecasts after the US administration decided to turn off the supply www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/s...

theregister.com

Radio geeks say you can still get 'lost' DoD hurricane data

: Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off - www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/s... "Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff" #trump

theregister.com

Radio geeks say you can still get 'lost' DoD hurricane data

: Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff

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lego11 @lego11.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Il nostro (mio e di @aang23.satdump.org ) lavoro di decodifica di SSMIS, strumento essenziale per rilevare e caratterizzare gli uragani, ma interrotto per motivi politici, ha attirato l'attenzione del Register che ha dedicato un articolo al nostro #SatDump! www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/s...

theregister.com

Radio geeks say you can still get 'lost' DoD hurricane data

: Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 01/07/2025

Demodulating MTG-I1 raw data @ 26Ghz received in Panska Ves. It is 188M OQPSK 1/2 and RS I=5. Unfortunately, it is encrapted. It's very disappointing considering it's supposed to be public life-saving data... S-Band is not encrypted.

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 17/07/2025

ISS SSTV @ 145.8Mhz is seriously weak this time around... Usually would nearly overload and here it barely gets decent at TCA.

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lego11 @lego11.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This means weather centers could very well use #SatDump to still get the data they need for hurricane analysis, right now, in real time, with simple equipment. WSF-M also coming. @weatherprof.bsky.social @michaelrlowry.bsky.social @rarohde.bsky.social @altnoaa.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aang...

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 12/07/2025

Additionally, a lot of DMSP Documentation seems to have been wiped off the web. The DMSP Data Specification declassified a few years back for example cannot be found anymore... Too bad I already had it! :-)

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 12/07/2025

The data is decoded from the RTD Direct-Broadcast data stream - available unencrypted over the poles and CONUS. That won't allow restoring full availability worldwide like before... But better than nothing?

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Aang23 @aang23.satdump.org · 12/07/2025

It was recently announced that DMSP SSMIS data wouldn't be available - so with @lego11.bsky.social we decided to add support in SatDump :-) Still lacking more samples (IQ) to do projections, but we can already process SSMIS data. Calibration is likely possible as well.

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