Satellite Suggestions

View

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View all satellite suggestions

Permission: Anonymous User

Steps:

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. On the side menu, click on All Suggestions
   
   
3. At the top of the page, make sure that Satellites option is selected (blue-highlighted) at the top of the page, if not click on it to display the Satellites panel
   
   
4. Satellite suggestions table should be visible
   
   
5. For a detailed view of a suggestion click on the right arrow of the Details column
   
   

On the suggestions table you can select the visible columns and filter suggestions by pre-existing options or with custom string

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View suggestions of a specific satellite

Permission: Anonymous User

Steps:

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Go to satellite page
   
   
3. At the top of the page, if the satellite has suggestions then Suggestions option will be visible, click on it to display the Suggestions panel
   
   
4. Satellite suggestions table for the satellite should be visible if there are satellite suggestions
   
   
5. For a detailed view of a suggestion click on the right arrow of the Details column
   
   

On the suggestions table you can select the visible columns and filter suggestions by custom string

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View suggestion history of a specific satellite

Permission: Anonymous User

Steps:

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Go to satellite page
   
   
3. At the top of the page, click on the History option to display the History panel
   
   
4. Satellite suggestions history table for the satellite should be visible
   
   
5. For a detailed view of a suggestion click on the right arrow of the Details column
   
   

On the suggestions table you can select the visible columns and filter suggestions by custom string

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View details of a satellite suggestion

Permission: Anonymous User

Steps:

1. Follow any of the "View all Satellite Suggestions", "View Suggestions of a specific Satellite", or "View Suggestion History of a specific Satellite" guides to get the suggestion table
   
   
2. For a detailed view of a suggestion click on the right arrow of the Details column
   
   
3. The suggestion entry should be visible
   
   

For inspecting the changes from the previous entry, at the top of the page, click on the Difference option to display the Difference panel

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Add

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Add suggestion for a new satellite

Permission: Logged-in User

Steps:

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. On the side menu, click either on All Satellites or All Suggestions
   
   
3. At the top left of the page click on Actions menu
   
   
4. Select Suggest New Satellite option
   
   
5. New suggestion page with empty satellite entry form should load, for a detailed explanation of each field check the form fields section
   
   
6. After filling the form with the necessary info, click on Create button
   
   
7. You should be re-directed to "Suggestions" page of the satellite and receive a popup confirmation message of success
   
   

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Add suggestion for existing satellite

Permission: Logged-in User

Steps:

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Go to satellite page
   
   
3. At the top left of the page click on Actions menu
   
   
4. Select Edit <satellite_name> option
   
   
5. New suggestion page with filled satellite entry form should load, for a detailed explanation of each field check the form fields section
   
   
6. After filling the form with the necessary info, click on Update button
   
   
7. You should be re-directed to "Suggestions" page of the satellite and receive a popup confirmation message of success
   
   

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Add suggestion for satellite based on existing one

Permission: Logged-in User

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Go to satellite page
   
   
3. At the top of the page, if the satellite has suggestions then Suggestions option will be visible, click on it to display the Suggestions panel
   
   
4. Go to the detailed view of the suggestion you want to use as base by clicking on the right arrow of the Details column in the suggestions table
   
   
5. At the top left of the page click on Actions menu
   
   
6. Select Add to Suggestion if the base suggestion belongs to other user or Modify Suggestion option if the base suggestion belongs to you
   
   
7. New suggestion page with filled satellite entry form should load, for a detailed explanation of each field check the form fields section
   
   
8. After filling the form with the necessary info, click on Update or Modify button depending on who owns the base suggestion.
   
   
9. You should be re-directed to "Suggestions" page of the satellite and receive a popup confirmation message of success
   
   

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Edit/Remove

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Edit satellite suggestion

Permission: Logged-in User, Suggestion Owner

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Find and view the suggestion
   
   
3. At the top left of the page click on `Actions` menu
   
   
4. Select "Modify Suggestion" option
   
   
5. Modify suggestion page with filled satellite entry form should load, after making necessary changes, click on `Modify` button
   
   
6. You should be re-directed to "Suggestions" page of the satellite and receive a popup confirmation message of success
   
   

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Remove satellite suggestion

Permission: Logged-in User, Suggestion Owner

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Find and view the suggestion
   
   
3. At the top left of the page click on `Actions` menu
   
   
4. Select "Remove Suggestion" option
   
   
5. "Confirm Removal" popup should show up, click on `Remove` button
   
   
6. You should be re-directed to "All Suggestions" page and receive a popup confirmation message of success
   
   

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Review

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Review satellite suggestion

Permission: Logged-in User, Satellite Reviewer

1. Visit SatNOGS DB
   
   
2. Find and view the suggestion
   
   
3. Inspect and review the suggestion and verify details and changes against the given citation
   
   
4. At the top left of the page click on `Actions` menu
   
   
5. Select "Review Suggestion" option
   
   
6. "Review Suggestion" popup should show up, select verdict (Approve/Reject), add review message to inform suggestion owner and click on `Submit` button
   
   
7. You should be re-directed to "All Suggestions" page and receive a popup confirmation message of success
   
   

For inspecting the changes from the previous entry, at the top of the page, click on the Difference option to display the Difference panel

In case of rejection, review message should describe to suggestion owner the reason of the rejection, for example "Νot sufficient citation", and suggest solution if applicable

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Form fields

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Norad ID 

Temporary or identified Norad ID value, for new/non-identified satellites leave it empty

Followed Norad ID 

The best Norad ID candidate for this satellite, the value of this field is used for acquiring TLE sets from sources when satellite is not identified (uses temporary Norad ID)

Name 

The name of the satellite, if more than one use the official or the most popular

Other names 

Other possible names of the satellite

Description 

Short description of the satellite and its mission

Owner/Operator 

Who owns/operates the satellite, this field is still in an experimental phase, please ignore if none of the options apply.

Status

The current status of the satellite

future satellite hasn't been launched yet

alive satellite is in orbit, this value soon will be changed to in orbit

re-entered satellite has been decayed

dead satellite in orbit but not alive, this value is deprecated and will be removed in the future in favor of transmitter status

Countries of Origin 

Countries that are involved in Satellite ownership/operations, you can select more than one if applicable

Website 

Official website of the satellite or the owner/operator if exists

Dashboard URL 

URL of satellite public dashboard either in https://dashboard.satnogs.org/ or external site

Launch Date 

The date of the satellite launch, if date is known but not the accurate time use 00:00

Deploy Date 

The date of the satellite deployment, if date is known but not the accurate time use 00:00

Re-entry Date 

The date of the satellite re-entered, if date is known but not the accurate time use 00:00

Image 

Image/Photo of the satellite

Citation 

Source(s) of the added/changed details on the satellite suggestion form, ideally links to the sources.

Email me when reviewed 

Send or not email to suggestion owner after the suggestion review, this is useful to know if your suggestion is approve or rejected and for what reason