SATCAT Format Documentation

Data Format:

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Column
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000111111111111111111111111111111111
000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788888888889999999999000000000011111111112222222222333
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012
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yyyy-nnnaaa  nnnnn M*O aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa  aaaaa  yyyy-mm-dd  aaaaa  yyyy-mm-dd  nnnnn.n  nnn.n  nnnnnn  nnnnnn  nnn.nnnn  aaa
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Columns	Description
001-011	International Designator Launch Year (001-004) Launch of the Year (006-008) Piece of the Launch (009-011)
014-018	NORAD Catalog Number
020-020	Multiple Name Flag ("M" if multiple names exist; alternate names found in satcat-annex.txt)
021-021	Payload Flag ("*" if payload; blank otherwise)
022-022	Operational Status Code Note: The "U" code indicates that the satellite is considered operational according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Satellite Database.
024-047	Satellite Name(s) Standard Nomeclature R/B(1) = Rocket body, first stage R/B(2) = Rocket body, second stage DEB = Debris PLAT = Platform Items in parentheses are alternate names Items in brackets indicate type of object (e.g., BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] = tank) An ampersand (&) indicates two or more objects are attached
050-054	Source or Ownership
057-066	Launch Date [year-month-day]
069-073	Launch Site
076-085	Decay Date, if applicable [year-month-day]
088-094	Orbital period [minutes]
097-101	Inclination [degrees]
104-109	Apogee Altitude [kilometers]
112-117	Perigee Altitude [kilometers]
120-127	Radar Cross Section [meters²]; N/A if no data available
130-132	Orbital Status Code NCE = No Current Elements NIE = No Initial Elements NEA = No Elements Available DOC = Permanently Docked ISS = Docked to International Space Station XXN = Central Body (XX) and Orbit Type (N) AS = Asteroid EA = Earth (default if blank) EL = Earth Lagrange EM = Earth-Moon Barycenter JU = Jupiter MA = Mars ME = Mercury MO = Moon (Earth) NE = Neptune PL = Pluto SA = Saturn SS = Solar System Escape SU = Sun UR = Uranus VE = Venus 0 = Orbit 1 = Landing 2 = Impact 3 = Roundtrip (e.g., SU0 = Heliocentric Orbit, MO2 = Lunar Impact)

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