OrbitDeck
Ham satellite tracker & CAT
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Track amateur-radio satellites, tune your rig for Doppler over CAT, decode SSTV and work full-duplex FT4, and log it all — on iPhone and iPad.
OrbitDeck is a complete amateur-radio satellite station for iPhone and iPad. Track the birds, predict passes, tune your radio for Doppler, decode images, and log your contacts — all from live orbital elements.
TRACK & PREDICT
• Live look angles, range, range-rate, sub-point, and footprint
• Next-pass predictions with quality scoring and elevation profiles
• Daily schedule of every favorite's passes, ordered by AOS
• Ground-track map, multi-day pass progression, and an all-sky radar
• Animated 3D globe and a polar sky plot with AOS/LOS and direction-of-travel arrows
WORK THE BIRDS
• Four-dial Doppler for DX plus a single-station playbook
• Per-satellite calibration shared across every Doppler screen
• Link budgets, SatNOGS transponder data, AO-7 mode timer, and mutual-visibility windows
RIG CONTROL (CAT)
• Doppler-tune your transceiver over a Bluetooth serial adapter or an Icom network (Wi-Fi) radio
• Icom CI-V, Yaesu, Kenwood (including TS-2000/790 satellite mode), and any Hamlib radio via rigctld
• One full-duplex radio, a separate uplink/downlink pair, or two radios; follows your dial as you tune
ROTATOR CONTROL
• Azimuth/elevation control via GS-232, Easycomm, SPID, rotctld, PstRotator, SAEBRTrack, and OZ9AAR URC
DIGITAL MODES & AUDIO
• Over a USB audio interface or Icom network audio: record a pass, decode SSTV (Doppler-aware, with a post-pass re-decode and image fix-up), and work full-duplex FT4 on a linear transponder
LOGGING
• On-device QSO log with ADIF export and LoTW and Cloudlog/Wavelog upload
Plus orbital analysis, live space weather, MUF/propagation, and classic OSCARLOCATOR overlays.
OrbitDeck works fully as a tracker with no radio and no account. Rig control, rotator control, SSTV, and FT4 require your own amateur-radio equipment and a valid license; transmit only within your privileges.
Orbital elements from AMSAT and CelesTrak; transponder data from SatNOGS; space weather from NOAA SWPC. FT4/FT8 use the MIT-licensed ft8_lib.
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Information
- Seller
- Paul Stoetzer
- Size
- 8.5 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Paul Stoetzer