Read it outdoors
A transflective display keeps mission data visible in direct sunlight.
CATS Ground Station
Live telemetry and rocket tracking at the launch site.
Follow the flight, track the rocket using its latest GNSS coordinates, and store telemetry on a durable handheld ground station.
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Track with confidence
Onboard GNSS (GPS) and compass data guide you using the latest received coordinates.
Choose the tracking mode
Receive two Vegas at once or use both radios as a dual-antenna system for one vehicle.
Keep the telemetry
The Ground Station stores received telemetry locally for transfer and analysis after the flight.
A field-ready receiver
Track the rocket in flight and easily find it after landing.
The Ground Station receives Vega's live telemetry and keeps the important mission data visible in one place: flight phase, altitude, vertical velocity, GNSS (GPS) coordinates, Vega battery voltage, pyro continuity, and radio-link quality.
After landing, the Recovery screen combines the rocket's latest position with the Ground Station's own GNSS and compass to show its coordinates, distance, and direction. The sunlight-readable display and physical controls are designed for use at the launch site without a laptop.
Its two receivers can follow two Vegas independently or combine two antennas for one rocket. Received telemetry is stored locally for transfer over USB, and new packets can also be streamed live to a connected computer.
Ground Station Simulator
Explore the interface in your browser.
Use the on-screen controls or keyboard to move through the Ground Station interface and replay an example flight.
Core specifications
Ground Station at a glance.
- Telemetry logging
- 10 Hz per Vega
- Onboard recording time
- 1 hour
- Receiver modes
- Two-vehicle tracking, or dual-antenna diversity for one Vega
- Display
- Sunlight-readable transflective display
- Battery
- Li-Ion 18650
- Radio range
- flight tested up to 10km, ground tested to 50 km