Satellites – General Information

This page shows overview information about the satellites being tracked and the overall satellite constellation. The information on this display is updated every five seconds.

Select Satellites / General.

 

Tracked – Shows the total count and PRN numbers of the satellites currently being tracked; the display includes GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC, SBAS, and MSS systems.

Constellation – Shows how many satellites are currently in orbit for the named constellation, and which, if any, are Unhealthy. This information comes from the most recent data transmitted in satellite almanacs.

Ignore Health – Shows how many satellites have been selected by the user to be tracked even if they are currently thought to be unhealthy. Typically, unhealthy satellites will not be tracked, measured, or used in position calculations.

Trimble has a free GNSS planning tool at www.gnssplanning.com.