Make SATCAT Database

make_satcat_database.py is a python script that converts raw SATCAT satellite definitions to both AFSIM platform definitions and a JSON database to be used in the Wizard’s Satellite Inserter tool.

Usage

make_satcat_database.py [-h | –help] <data> <new_database> <new_definitions_file>

Where:

[-h | –help] - An optional command to show help message.

<data> - The raw SATCAT data. The most up-to-date SATCAT data can be found at SATCAT.

<new_database> - The JSON database that will contain the JSON representation of the SATCAT satellites and their file locations.

<new_definitions_file> - A .txt file that holds the SATCAT satellites’ AFSIM platform definitions.