The ORCASat pass planner application was built to facilitate planning passes for the upcoming week. Since the pass times shift every day, it is convenient to have a snapshot of the upcoming week’s passes so that you can determine when operators need to be available.

This article is the first in a series of posts about ORCASat’s flight software. It provides a brief overview of many of the major components.

ORCASat’s ground segment is composed of four separate applications. This article gives an overview of the entire ground segment software system.