Kayhan Space has introduced Satcat, a full-scope spaceflight intelligence exchange that aggregates historical and real-time data for objects and events in Earth’s orbit. Designed to be a resource for users ranging from space-curious individuals to industry experts, Satcat is the premier one-stop platform for researching, analyzing, and referencing space-related data. 

While many resources offer a wealth of essential information regarding orbital assets, the industry lacks a platform where information such as active and decayed satellite count, real-time and historical TLE data, space weather forecasts, and more could be found in one comprehensive, public platform. Satcat fills this critical gap by unifying this information into a single resource, offering users a streamlined way to easily search, reference, and analyze information relating to objects and activities in Earth’s orbit.

Each tracked object has a reference page that contains information such as its orbit, last TLE update, country of origin, launch date, object type, and historical trends of orbital elements. Users can use this page to track an object’s path around the Earth and obtain a 10-day visibility forecast relative to the user’s location and historical TLE data up to 4 years prior.

Database Filtering

Satcat’s Advanced search enables users to explore the platform’s database of 60,000+ active satellites, rocket bodies, debris, and decayed objects a step further! Input your desired queries into the filters, and Satcat will quickly generate a list of all objects that match those parameters.

Analytics Sandbox

Satcat’s Sandbox allows users to quickly analyze satellite orbits and compare primary TLE inputs against up to 10 secondary TLEs in seconds. Satcat’s toolkit includes an ever-growing set of astrodynamics tools, such as a TLE visualizer and a multi-format time converter, designed to accelerate astrodynamicists’ work.

Space Weather Overview

Space weather events can pose a real risk to satellite operations, including equipment damage, orbital anomalies, and communication loss. To give operators and enthusiasts a comprehensive view of orbital activity, Satcat provides current and future forecasts for geomagnetic and solar radiation storms, as well as radio blackouts. Satcat’s Space Weather overview uses NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center’s Space Weather Scales to describe the severity of certain events, as well as visual representations of solar and geomagnetic activity.

Click here to learn more about NOAA Space Weather Scales.