Satellite Tracking Software For Windows

Northern Lights Software Associates introduces Nova for Windows, an innovative real-time satellite tracking program for Windows & Win '95. Nova includes over 100 full-color maps, unlimited satellites, observers, and views, as well as auto-tracking of antennas.

The Download Now link directs you to the Windows Store, where you can continue the download process. You must have an active Microsoft account to download the application. This download may not be available in some countries.
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See the location of the International Space station and all other earth orbiting satellites. Did you know the brightest man-made object orbiting the earth is the International Space Station? And, did you know it is very easily seen on a clear night? With the Satellite Tracking application, you can determine when the space station or other satellites are visible from your location for viewing or communicating. There are over 1400+ satellites currently orbiting Earth. Some of these include amateur radio, Hubble space telescope, GPS, navigation, communication, earth and science, spy, classified, scientific, plus many more. The Satellite Tracking application features include: Show all geo satellites at same time on equator - click to track Show antenna direction line to satellite - deep zoom 2D or 3D map (road, aerial, terrain) Zoom in and out on maps User and satellite position icons Satellite footprint Satellite future location GPS location service or manually entered position # of satellites loaded from the internet Satellite designator and sub-satellite position Azimuth and elevation from your position Height above earth Range from your location Countdown timer for next rise at your location GMT date display Satellite category and selection Settings for map style Setting for map centering on user, satellite, or free roaming map Location override to manually enter your position Equator, date-line, and prime-meridian lines on map Share your map and position data to popular social media and other applications registered on your system such as Twitter, mail, etc.Help documentation and tool-tips to aid in your usage Toggle switch to allow position information to be displayed on map or not for pure-view map examination Orbit information such as catalog number, latitude, longitude, elevation, azimuth, range, height, orbit #, phase, next rise, period, and footprint radius For given category, show all satellites currently in view or all Future passes showing date and time, azimuth, and elevation Radio communication frequency bands, links, and modes to use for Amateur Radio satellites Keplerian information such as catalog number, epoch orbit, epoch year, epoch day, raan right ascension of node, eccentricity, mean anomaly, mean motion, and decay rate Application details shown in about, perform an application review, ask for support if need, send feedback, or view other applications written by the authors DXCC countries can be shown on the map DXCC calculator to show what countries can be communicated to via the satellite Perhaps you want to spot the station, get current position of ISS, or ask yourself where is the international space station? The following categories of satellites can be selected: Amateur Brightest Communication Earth-weather Geo-sync Miscellaneous Navigation New Old Scientific Stations These are just some of popular satellites to track: Amateur OSCAR 7 (AO-7) UOSAT 2 (UO-11) LUSAT (LO-19) EYESAT-1 (AO-27) ITAMSAT (IO-26) RADIO ROSTO (RS-15) JAS-2 (FO-29) TECHSAT 1B (GO-32) ISS (ZARYA) FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73) UWE-3 SPROUT DUCHIFAT-1 CHUBUSAT-1 NUDT-PHONESAT XW-2A XW-2B XW-2C XW-2D XW-2E XW-2F LILACSAT2 DCBB AO-85 FOX-1A Brightest ATLAST CENTAUR 2 THOR AGENA SL-3 SL-8 R/B CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B Communication MOLNIYA O3B Earth-Weather NOAA GOES TDRS SCD HST Hubble Space Telescope METEOSAT Geosynchronous DIRECTV SKYNET INTELSAT NATO OPTUS ASTRA AMSC ECHOSTAR MSAT PALAPA Eshailsat INMARSAT EUTELSAT GALAXY SUPERBIRD BRASILSAT CHINASAT THOR SIRIUS AFRISAT ASIASAT TELKOM HISPASAT ASIASTAR TURKSAT SAUDISAT SPACEWAY BADR FENGYUN ZHONGXING Misc. CALSPHERE LCS OPS FLOCK CENTENNIAL New EXPRESS GAOFEN 2015-49A Old ATLAS CENTAUR 2 THOR SL-3 R/B Scientific STARLETTE HST MMS Stations ISS International Space Station ZARYA Enjoy the galaxy and look for those shooting-stars as all kids do. Privacy Policy: Location data is stored within the application and is only used for satellite position calculations. You can turn off usage of your position in settings. Functional Policy: Accuracy of positions calculations are not guaranteed.
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From KarhuKoti:
See the location of the International Space station and all other earth orbiting satellites. Did you know the brightest man-made object orbiting the earth is the International Space Station? And, did you know it is very easily seen on a clear night? With the Satellite Tracking application, you can determine when the space station or other satellites are visible from your location for viewing or communicating. There are over 1400+ satellites currently orbiting Earth. Some of these include amateur radio, Hubble space telescope, GPS, navigation, communication, earth and science, spy, classified, scientific, plus many more. The Satellite Tracking application features include: Show all geo satellites at same time on equator - click to track Show antenna direction line to satellite - deep zoom 2D or 3D map (road, aerial, terrain) Zoom in and out on maps User and satellite position icons Satellite footprint Satellite future location GPS location service or manually entered position # of satellites loaded from the internet Satellite designator and sub-satellite position Azimuth and elevation from your position Height above earth Range from your location Countdown timer for next rise at your location GMT date display Satellite category and selection Settings for map style Setting for map centering on user, satellite, or free roaming map Location override to manually enter your position Equator, date-line, and prime-meridian lines on map Share your map and position data to popular social media and other applications registered on your system such as Twitter, mail, etc.Help documentation and tool-tips to aid in your usage Toggle switch to allow position information to be displayed on map or not for pure-view map examination Orbit information such as catalog number, latitude, longitude, elevation, azimuth, range, height, orbit #, phase, next rise, period, and footprint radius For given category, show all satellites currently in view or all Future passes showing date and time, azimuth, and elevation Radio communication frequency bands, links, and modes to use for Amateur Radio satellites Keplerian information such as catalog number, epoch orbit, epoch year, epoch day, raan right ascension of node, eccentricity, mean anomaly, mean motion, and decay rate Application details shown in about, perform an application review, ask for support if need, send feedback, or view other applications written by the authors DXCC countries can be shown on the map DXCC calculator to show what countries can be communicated to via the satellite Perhaps you want to spot the station, get current position of ISS, or ask yourself where is the international space station? The following categories of satellites can be selected: Amateur Brightest Communication Earth-weather Geo-sync Miscellaneous Navigation New Old Scientific Stations These are just some of popular satellites to track: Amateur OSCAR 7 (AO-7) UOSAT 2 (UO-11) LUSAT (LO-19) EYESAT-1 (AO-27) ITAMSAT (IO-26) RADIO ROSTO (RS-15) JAS-2 (FO-29) TECHSAT 1B (GO-32) ISS (ZARYA) FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73) UWE-3 SPROUT DUCHIFAT-1 CHUBUSAT-1 NUDT-PHONESAT XW-2A XW-2B XW-2C XW-2D XW-2E XW-2F LILACSAT2 DCBB AO-85 FOX-1A Brightest ATLAST CENTAUR 2 THOR AGENA SL-3 SL-8 R/B CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B Communication MOLNIYA O3B Earth-Weather NOAA GOES TDRS SCD HST Hubble Space Telescope METEOSAT Geosynchronous DIRECTV SKYNET INTELSAT NATO OPTUS ASTRA AMSC ECHOSTAR MSAT PALAPA Eshailsat INMARSAT EUTELSAT GALAXY SUPERBIRD BRASILSAT CHINASAT THOR SIRIUS AFRISAT ASIASAT TELKOM HISPASAT ASIASTAR TURKSAT SAUDISAT SPACEWAY BADR FENGYUN ZHONGXING Misc. CALSPHERE LCS OPS FLOCK CENTENNIAL New EXPRESS GAOFEN 2015-49A Old ATLAS CENTAUR 2 THOR SL-3 R/B Scientific STARLETTE HST MMS Stations ISS International Space Station ZARYA Enjoy the galaxy and look for those shooting-stars as all kids do. Privacy Policy: Location data is stored within the application and is only used for satellite position calculations. You can turn off usage of your position in settings. Functional Policy: Accuracy of positions calculations are not guaranteed.


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Nova for Windows is an innovative real-time satellite tracking program. Nova includes realistic maps, unlimited satellites, observers, views, plus auto-tracking of antennas. Satellite Tracking Software Real Time Tracking of an Unlimited Number of Satellites Fast, Accurate, and Easy to Use. Satellite Tracking for Windows 10. With the Satellite Tracking application, you can determine when the space station or other satellites are visible from your location for viewing.

  • Fast, accurate real-time tracking information for an unlimited number of of Earth-orbiting satellites.

  • Full-color 3-D maps. See Nova for Windows' image gallery.

  • Built-in autotracking for turning az/el antennas.

  • Control antennas with the computer joystick

  • Super-simple updates of Keplerian Elements... AMSAT or NASA 2-line format.

  • One-click updating of Keplerian elements via the internet (HTTP & FTP). Can be completely automated for regularly scheduled updates.

  • Automatic time setting via the internet

  • Easy-to-use frequency display.

  • Capture maps and save them to disk, or e-mail to someone else

  • Automatic sound alarms for satellite AOS, TCA, and LOS.

  • Information-rich graphics + text satellite tracking screens.

  • Also tracks the Moon, Sun, planets, cosmic noise sources, and cold sky. Displays the star background, too

  • Context-sensitive online Help available at all times. You can preview the entire Help file if you want to.

  • Exceptional speed and accuracy using James Miller's Plan-13 or T.S. Kelso's adaptation of SGP4/SDP4 tracking algorithms.

  • Full implementation of Escobal's fast rise-set algorithm for nearly-instant AOS/LOS calculations.

  • Complete listing capability for printed output of future passes, mutual windows, two-satellite mutual visibility, satellite eclipses.

  • Sophisticated fully-editable or automatic 'Script Tracking' for scheduling future passes of multiple satellites. Nova for Windows can priority-autotrack dozens of satellites.

  • Here are links to Nova for Windows' User's Manual and Help file

  • Quick-Tips shows how easy it is to get started with Nova for Windows (Adobe Acrobat format).

  • If you like to write your own programs, NfW's DDE specifications are here. Here are code examples for DDE using Visual Basic, Delphi, Perl, and C++*.

  • Download Nova for Windows Demo now and convert it to a fully registered copy via e-mail.

  • Here is Nova for Windows' revision history: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

* Visual Basic DDE example by Dave Lamont (Uni-Trac)
Perl example by Richard Cantzler (Univ. of Illinois)
C++ DDE example by Rick Ruhl (Creative Services Software)

What about upgrades?
They're FREE
(registered Nova for Windows users only)
Jump to Nova's Update Headquarters

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Order a license for Nova for Windows online.

Nova for Windows system requirements:

  • Pentium or similar processor

  • 256 colors (or more) graphics

  • Sound card

  • Microsoft Windows® '98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP

  • at least 32 MB RAM

  • 19 MB free hard disk drive space

  • If autotracking is desired, an appropriate antenna tracking interface such as:

    • LabJack + PiggyBack

    • A.E.A. ST-1

    • Kansas City Tracker

    • Orbit Electronics RIF-PC

    • TrakBox

    • FODTrack

    • Uni_Trac

    • ARS from EA4TX

    • Yaesu GS-232A

  • Several 3rd-party programs work with Nova for Doppler tuning

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Hey, while you're here... some links to other Satellite/VHF/EME/SETI sites:

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  • Luxorion, a French/English space site
  • Celestrak home page
  • The SETI League has a terrific page.
  • The Northeast Weak Signal Group's page is always growing.
  • The University of Surrey hosts the Small Satellite Home Page.
  • The A.R.R.L. site is a rich source of information.
  • AF9Y's fascinating EME/DSP page

    Two different companies on the Web have the name 'Northern Lights Software.'
    Click here for Grant Manager Software.