Zbigniew Sztanga

A 18yo guy interested in satellite comms, decoding and processing satellite imagery. One of SatDump's developers

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

MSG-2 (meteosat-9) from @eumetsat

RAW L-band data decoded with @aang254 ~17:00 UTC with SatDump (support soon)

[Crosswalkersam @Crosswalkersam]

For the last 6 months, @aang254, @original_lego11 and myself have been working on a new X-Band downconverter. Many prototypes and 3 revisions later, we are happy to report it works great!

[TheSpectrumConference @SpectrumConf24]

The #SatDump team presenting their amazing software

[lego11 📡 @original_lego11]

Since we all ♥️ NOAA 15, @SP5EWS added calibration to it in #SatDump, so you can do SCIENCE with it! 🧪

(And who said you couldn't combine APT and HRPT together? Here it is with the newest POES - NOAA 19!)

[lego11 📡 @original_lego11]

Validating NOAA 18 APT calibration against Metop-B.
@sp5ews and @aang254 did a fantastic job, try spotting the gap between the two satellites!

[sq7ro @sq7ro]

ARKTIKA-M1 RDAS @ 16:59UTC X-band
This time its taken at 38.000km, so we can see whole globe viewed from north. The HEO orbit changes its altitude all the time from 1000 up to 38.000 km. We have also got a sun reflection on Atlantic Ocean.

[Aang254 (🦋 aang23.satdump.org) @aang254]

Releasing SatDump 1.1.1 (lots of ones this time)!

Includes the projection improvements, AMSU calibration by @sp5ews and various other fixes by @JVital2013.

https://t.co/iAQYepa6yu

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

@VaishabhJ @plugger_lockett @Nooelec @airspy_com @aang254 You should use the FY-2x S-VISSR pipeline, with over 1MHz bandwidth (I usually do 3MSPS). All the rest will depend on your setup, but should be easy enough to figure out

[plugger lockett @plugger_lockett]

Finally got GK-2A HRIT tonight! I setup my 1.8m prime and used my cantenna held by hand, but it was enough!
As per usual, many thanks to @aang254 for such a great program! #satdump

[lego11 📡 @original_lego11]

Little FengYun-3G got some attention too.
Natural color and some MWRI-RM composites were added to SatDump.

7790 MHz, hand tracked 1.2m dish, very strong!

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

@ja6_uar @aang254 @eumetsat @eumetsat_users @rtlsdrblog The transmission is constant, so you can try it anytime

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

MSG-2 (meteosat-9) from @eumetsat

RAW L-band data decoded with @aang254 ~17:00 UTC with SatDump (support soon)

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

@Dario24105 @eumetsat @aang254 @eumetsat_users It's on 1686.83 MHz, but it is reeeeally weak

[Aang254 (🦋 aang23.satdump.org) @aang254]

@ZSztanga @eumetsat @eumetsat_users 3.75M QPSK, FEC 1/2 and RS 223. It is 10232-bits frames... And the only way to get the atmosphere and moon on there :-)

And the first image received directly from MSG, probably ever! @rtlsdrblog maybe you'll like it?

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

@eumetsat @aang254 @eumetsat_users Oh and I guess here is something about the setup.. It's very experimental and not meant to be run for long, but basically it is a 4m dish with a feed based on VE4MA's design, a G4DDK VLNA and some other bits and pieces. Getting ~2.5dB SNR on avg. (Bannana for scale)

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

Some phtots I took while on a walk a few days ago. They are all rather noisy, but I think it doesn't hurt them that much

[ARCHIVED - NASA Landsat @NASA_Landsat]

You’ve probably seen artists’ renderings of #Landsat satellites in orbit... but how about an *actual image* of a satellite in orbit?

Thanks to Maxar, we now have images of Landsat 8 orbiting Earth from the WorldView-3 satellite.

Enjoy! 🛰️

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

@uhf_satcom @dereksgc @DXING Same here! A great piece of hardware.

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

A really interesting thing visble from NOAA-18 today (data from @Crosswalkersam). The two bright areas are steelworks around Duisburg. Other industrial facilities are also possible to spot around other cities. Very surprising they are clearly visible! AVHRR ch3B brightness temp.

[plugger lockett @plugger_lockett]

FengYun-2G S-VISSR
23 Jan, 15 False Color images
@Nooelec GOES grid dish and SB+ GOES
@airspy_com mini
@aang254's SatDump
ffmpeg for gif creation

[Zbigniew Sztanga @sp5ews]

Coming soon 👀