oswalpalash / PiSatelliteDecoder

Code powering https://twitter.com/BotNoaa

Automating Satellite Capture and Decode using RTL-SDR and Raspberry Pi

Based on the Blog Post : automating-satellite-capture-and-decode-using-rtl-sdr-and-raspberry-pi

Features!

• Timestamp and satellite name over every image.
• WXToIMG configured to create several images (HVC,HVCT,MCIR, etc).
• Pictures are posted to Twitter. See more at NOAA Bot India twitter account.
• Code is updated on how it handles the UTC vs timezone times.
• Calculates Elevation of Sun to determine day-night

Configuration

Set your Twitter credentials

Go to Twitter Developer site and apply for a developer account. Set your credentials on post.py

CONSUMER_KEY = ''
CONSUMER_SECRET = ''
ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY = ''
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET = ''

Set your n2yo.com API credentials and location

Get your API Credentials (for free) from n2yo.com and add them to fetch.py

API_KEY=''
LAT=''
LON=''
ALT=''

Add Location for sun elevation

In sun.py add your location

obs.lat=''
obs.long=''