How our data works
What the catalog, the globe and Mission Control can and cannot tell you.
The catalog
Spacecraft facts come from public sources: the CelesTrak satellite catalogue and orbital elements, and Jonathan McDowell’s GCAT, with payload descriptions compiled from public records. They are not operationally validated, so a sensor, a resolution or an owner can be missing or wrong for a given spacecraft.
Matches
A match means the catalog records something consistent with your filters. It is evidence for our team to review, not confirmed availability, coverage, pricing or an offer. A match marked unverified is kept because a detail you asked for is not recorded for it; “Documented criteria only” hides those.
Positions on the globe
Positions are modelled from each spacecraft’s most recent recorded orbital elements, not tracked live. Elements older than 30 days are not drawn, and an object whose modelled height falls below 120 km is shown as likely re-entered. A position is never evidence that a mission happened.
Requests, quotes and schedules
Shortlisting is optional: it tells our team what you looked at. Our mission team confirms providers, feasibility and price for every request. Accepting a quote records your organisation’s decision so we can schedule the mission; nothing is charged and nothing is commanded from Anaxes. A schedule is the plan our team set, not confirmation that the mission ran.
Results
Results in SatSuite are what providers supplied. Each image is checked by our team before you can see it, and demonstration results are labelled as such.