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* You've set up your [[Raspberry Pi 3|SatNOGS client successfully]] | * You've set up your [[Raspberry Pi 3|SatNOGS client successfully]] | ||
− | * You've created an account on the [ | + | * You've created an account on the [[Network]], created a ground station, and it's showing up as "online" |
If you've run into any problems with those steps, check out the [[Troubleshooting]] page or ask for help in [https://community.libre.space/c/satnogs the community forum], [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#satnogs:matrix.org the Matrix room], or on IRC at #satnogs on Freenode. | If you've run into any problems with those steps, check out the [[Troubleshooting]] page or ask for help in [https://community.libre.space/c/satnogs the community forum], [https://riot.im/app/#/room/#satnogs:matrix.org the Matrix room], or on IRC at #satnogs on Freenode. | ||
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'''SatNOGS Network:''' | '''SatNOGS Network:''' | ||
− | * Navigate your ground station page in the | + | * Navigate your ground station page in the [https://network.satnogs.org Network Environment] (user name -> "My Profile" -> click on the name of your ground station). |
* Select the "Upcoming passes" tab. | * Select the "Upcoming passes" tab. | ||
− | * Look for a pass with a "schedule" button that isn't greyed out, and click it. | + | * Look for a pass with a "schedule" button that isn't greyed out, and click it. Ensure it is a good (high) pass of an operational satellite (check the color bar on the satellite) |
* In the "New Observation" page that comes up, click the "Calculate" button, then click "Schedule". | * In the "New Observation" page that comes up, click the "Calculate" button, then click "Schedule". | ||
* You should now see a page for that observation; in the "Waterfall" tab, you should see "Waiting for waterfall". | * You should now see a page for that observation; in the "Waterfall" tab, you should see "Waiting for waterfall". | ||
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== Rating observations == | == Rating observations == | ||
− | Once your observation results are posted back in the Network by your satnogs-client you should go to Network to rate your observations. Any orange marked observations need vetting by users. | + | |
+ | Once your observation results are posted back in the Network by your satnogs-client, you should go to Network to rate your observations. Any orange marked observations need vetting by users. | ||
+ | {{Message|The main purpose of validating observations is to know if the satellite/transmitter is alive, if it transmits in the listed frequency/ies, and if the TLEs we have are accurate.}} | ||
+ | {{Message|The functionality may change in the future, but for now even a faint sign on the waterfall is enough to make it valid.}} | ||
+ | |||
[[File:Screenshot from 2017-10-15 11-59-59.png|frame|Orange need your rating!]] | [[File:Screenshot from 2017-10-15 11-59-59.png|frame|Orange need your rating!]] | ||
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* '''Bad''' | * '''Bad''' | ||
** You should mark observations as "Bad" when by examining the waterfall and/or audio it is obvious that there was no satellite detected in this observation. | ** You should mark observations as "Bad" when by examining the waterfall and/or audio it is obvious that there was no satellite detected in this observation. | ||
+ | * '''Failed''' | ||
+ | ** You should mark observations as "Failed" when the station failed entirely: the waterfall and/or audio is empty or not present, or there's too much noise. | ||
+ | |||
Below is a collection of waterfalls with possible results of observations: | Below is a collection of waterfalls with possible results of observations: | ||
<gallery heights=400px widths=200px> | <gallery heights=400px widths=200px> | ||
− | File:Waterfall_20657_2017-10-15T10-07-51.png|'''Good''': Satellite is visible (bars-bursts of data in the middle). ''Note that the | + | File:Waterfall_20657_2017-10-15T10-07-51.png|'''Good''': Satellite is visible (bars-bursts of data in the middle). ''Note that the tangent-shaped lines are local noise'' |
File:Waterfall_20534_2017-10-15T07-21-24.png|'''Bad''': Typical empty waterfall with no visible signals. | File:Waterfall_20534_2017-10-15T07-21-24.png|'''Bad''': Typical empty waterfall with no visible signals. | ||
File:Waterfall 20499 2017-10-15T07-17-32.png|'''Good''': Although drifting, satellite is clearly visible around the center. | File:Waterfall 20499 2017-10-15T07-17-32.png|'''Good''': Although drifting, satellite is clearly visible around the center. | ||
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File:Waterfall_20571_2017-10-15T05-25-56.png|'''Good''': Clearly visible FM transmission. ''Note that the swinging lines are terrestrial noise'' | File:Waterfall_20571_2017-10-15T05-25-56.png|'''Good''': Clearly visible FM transmission. ''Note that the swinging lines are terrestrial noise'' | ||
File:Waterfall 20483 2017-10-15T05-12-49.png|'''Good''': Straight line in the center bottom is a satellite. ''Note transmission on left bottom is the same satellite on a different frequency'' | File:Waterfall 20483 2017-10-15T05-12-49.png|'''Good''': Straight line in the center bottom is a satellite. ''Note transmission on left bottom is the same satellite on a different frequency'' | ||
+ | File:Waterfall_145037_2018-05-26T15-18-18.png|'''Good''': Packets clearly seen in the middle of the observation. ''Note transmission starting middle bottom then moving to left and back to right *is* a space object (satellite). It is not the one we are tracking though (different TLE, thus this type if curve).'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[File:Observation_with_discuss_button_highlighted.png|thumb|frame|Click the "Discuss" button to post in our web forum. (Note: this will only appear in the SatNOGS network.)]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Discuss === | ||
+ | If you're still unsure about an observation, click the "Discuss" button, near the top right of the observation's page; that will post a link to it on [https://community.libre.space/c/observations the Observations forum], where you can ask for feedback. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Scheduling observations in standalone mode == | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Scheduling a NOAA observation in standalone mode === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Instructions for scheduling a NOAA observation, including decoding of the APT images, can be found [http://ixion.csd.uoc.gr/vardakis/index.php/satnogs-noaa-apt-decoder-walkthrough/ here]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | == Network permissions matrix == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col"| Group | ||
+ | ! scope="col"| Schedule observation | ||
+ | ! scope="col"| Delete observation | ||
+ | ! scope="col"| Vet observation | ||
+ | ! scope="col"| Discuss observation | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Auth users | ||
+ | | No | ||
+ | | No | ||
+ | | No | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Station owners | ||
+ | | Any (on online stations) & Own stations (on test stations) | ||
+ | | Own (stations or observations) | ||
+ | | Own (stations or observations) | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Moderators | ||
+ | | Any (on online stations)& Own stations (on test stations) | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Admins | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | | Any | ||
+ | |} |
Revision as of 16:03, 26 May 2018
Contents
Scheduling your first test observation
Assumptions:
- You've set up your SatNOGS client successfully
- You've created an account on the Network, created a ground station, and it's showing up as "online"
If you've run into any problems with those steps, check out the Troubleshooting page or ask for help in the community forum, the Matrix room, or on IRC at #satnogs on Freenode.
SatNOGS Network:
- Navigate your ground station page in the Network Environment (user name -> "My Profile" -> click on the name of your ground station).
- Select the "Upcoming passes" tab.
- Look for a pass with a "schedule" button that isn't greyed out, and click it. Ensure it is a good (high) pass of an operational satellite (check the color bar on the satellite)
- In the "New Observation" page that comes up, click the "Calculate" button, then click "Schedule".
- You should now see a page for that observation; in the "Waterfall" tab, you should see "Waiting for waterfall".
Ground Station
Now SSH to your ground station computer and run these steps:
- Follow the satnogs-client logs. Depending on your setup, this might be done with
journalctl -f -u satnogs-client.service
, ortail -F /var/log/supervisor/satnogs.log
- Before the observation is scheduled to start, you should see your client wake up once per minute to check for new jobs:
Oct 02 00:16:02 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:16:02,477 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Opening TCP socket: 127.0.0.1:5011 Oct 02 00:16:02 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:16:02,479 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Sending message: [{"origin": "network", "transmitter": "uXJ8NQNcH8b9osRc Oct 02 00:16:02 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:16:02,488 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Job "get_jobs (trigger: interval[0:01:00], next run at: 2 Oct 02 00:16:59 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:16:59,615 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Running job "get_jobs (trigger: interval[0:01:00], next r Oct 02 00:16:59 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:16:59,661 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Running job "post_data (trigger: interval[0:02:00], next Oct 02 00:16:59 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:16:59,668 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Job "post_data (trigger: interval[0:02:00], next run at: Oct 02 00:17:00 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:17:00,906 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Opening TCP socket: 127.0.0.1:5011 Oct 02 00:17:00 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:17:00,908 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Sending message: [{"origin": "network", "transmitter": "uXJ8NQNcH8b9osRc Oct 02 00:17:00 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:17:00,912 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Job "get_jobs (trigger: interval[0:01:00], next run at: 2
- At the scheduled time for the observation, you should see the client kick off the observation:
Oct 02 00:18:00 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:00,774 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Opening TCP socket: 127.0.0.1:5011 Oct 02 00:18:00 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:00,776 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Sending message: [{"origin": "network", "transmitter": "uXJ8NQNcH8b9osRc Oct 02 00:18:00 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:00,781 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Job "get_jobs (trigger: interval[0:01:00], next run at: 2 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,022 - apscheduler.executors.default - INFO - Running job "spawn_observer (trigger: date[2017-10-02 00: Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,082 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Opening TCP socket: 127.0.0.1:4533 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,109 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Sending message: p Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,110 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Received message: 0.000000 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 0.000000 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,111 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Opening TCP socket: 127.0.0.1:4532 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,115 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Sending message: P 188.276951189 -0.0155264223734 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,119 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Received message: RPRT -1 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,143 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Sending message: F 436038107 Oct 02 00:18:22 raspberrypi satnogs-client[10124]: 2017-10-02 00:18:22,144 - satnogsclient - DEBUG - Received message: RPRT 0
- After the observation is over, you should see the client submit the data to the SatNOGS network
In the SatNOGS Stage Environment, refresh the Observation page. You should now see a waterfall plot for your data.
If that all worked -- congratulations! You've just successfully completed your first SatNOGS observation.
If it didn't work, don't feel bad -- it can take a few attempts before you get it right. Have a look at the Troubleshooting page for tips, and don't forget to contact the community if you need help.
Rating observations
Once your observation results are posted back in the Network by your satnogs-client, you should go to Network to rate your observations. Any orange marked observations need vetting by users.
Categories of observations:
- Good
- You should mark observations as "Good" when it is clear from the waterfall and/or audio recording that a satellite is present.
- Bad
- You should mark observations as "Bad" when by examining the waterfall and/or audio it is obvious that there was no satellite detected in this observation.
- Failed
- You should mark observations as "Failed" when the station failed entirely: the waterfall and/or audio is empty or not present, or there's too much noise.
Below is a collection of waterfalls with possible results of observations:
Discuss
If you're still unsure about an observation, click the "Discuss" button, near the top right of the observation's page; that will post a link to it on the Observations forum, where you can ask for feedback.
Scheduling observations in standalone mode
Scheduling a NOAA observation in standalone mode
Instructions for scheduling a NOAA observation, including decoding of the APT images, can be found here.
Network permissions matrix
Group | Schedule observation | Delete observation | Vet observation | Discuss observation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Auth users | No | No | No | Any |
Station owners | Any (on online stations) & Own stations (on test stations) | Own (stations or observations) | Own (stations or observations) | Any |
Moderators | Any (on online stations)& Own stations (on test stations) | Any | Any | Any |
Admins | Any | Any | Any | Any |