---
name: "gsat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "predict-gsat"
version: "2.2.3-4+b2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gsat"
---

# gsat(1)

Graphical Predict client

## NAME

gsat - Graphical Predict client

## SYNOPSIS

 **gsat** \[ *-u* \] \[ *-l* \] \[ *-g* \] \[ *-h* \] \[ *-s predictservername* \]

## DESCRIPTION

The gsat program is a graphical client for the 'predict' satellite tracking program running in server mode, built using gtk.

Visualization of satellite coverage and orbital ground tracks are one feature of this application, but it also allows for display and control of Doppler corrected frequencies of a radio and antenna rotor control via [predict(1)](/predict/1.md).

Since this program can be run on a different machine than predict, there is  no dependency specified... but you need access to a copy of 'predict'  installed somewhere on the network for this programs to be useful!

## OPTIONS

    \-u  Times in UTC\
     \-l Times in Local Time Zone\
     \-g Show grid\
     \-h Show short usage text\
     \-s  Predict Server Name

## ENVIRONMENT

gsat uses the following environment variables:\
 PREDICTHOST\
 GSATPLUGINSDIR

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by A. Maitland Bottoms, AA4HS, for Debian GNU/Linux.