GCAT: General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects
Jonathan C. McDowell
Launches
Introduction
Definitions and Conventions
Vague Date format
Space and Orbit
Orbital Parameters and Coordinate Frames
JCAT catalog identifiers
Launch and Piece Designations
SatType scheme
Phases and Status values
Launch Success Fractions
Orbit Category values
Uncataloged ('U') Launches
Space Force 'Analyst' Objects
Nomenclature Codes
Launch Service Codes
Launch Profile Codes
II: Organizations Database
Orgs File:
Text
and
TSV
III: Launch Origins Database
Sites File:
Text
and
TSV
Launch Points File:
Text
and
TSV
IV: Launch Platforms
Platforms File:
Text
and
TSV
V: Launch Vehicles
Families
Data File:
Text
and
TSV
Launch Vehicle List
Data File:
Text
and
TSV
LV Stages
Data File:
Text
and
TSV
Stages
Data File:
Text
and
TSV
Engines
Data File:
Text
and
TSV
VI: Launch Lists
Launch Time References File:
Text
and
TSV
Launch List Column Descriptions
Data:
By family
Data:
By designation
Data:
Full list (TSV)
Data:
By family (tar.gz)
Supporting files (tar.gz)
Launch Count Totals
VII: Worlds in the Solar System
Worlds file column descriptions
Spin file column descriptions
Worlds data:
Text
and
TSV
Spin data:
Text
and
TSV
VIII: Object Catalogs
Documentation
Overview
Object and payload catalog general description
Object catalog column descriptions
Payload catalog column descriptions
List of deleted catalog entries
Derived catalog: Current Catalog - column descriptions
Derived catalog: Orbital Launch Log - column descriptions
Main catalogs
satcat (Standard)
Text
and
TSV
auxcat (Auxiliary)
Text
and
TSV
ftocat (Failed to orbit)
Text
and
TSV
Temporary catalogs
tmpcat (Temporary)
Text
and
TSV
csocat (Complementary)
Text
and
TSV
Supporting catalogs
lcat (Endoatmospheric/Low)
Text
and
TSV
rcat (Suborbital/Rockets)
Text
and
TSV
Event catalogs
ecat (Events)
Text
and
TSV
deepcat (Deep Space)
Text
and
TSV
deepcat to satcat/auxcat crossindex
Text
and
TSV
hcocat (Heliocentric Register)
Text
and
TSV
lprcat (Lunar and Planetary Register)
Text
and
TSV
Payload catalogs
psatcat (Standard, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
pauxcat (Auxiliary, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
pftocat (Failed to orbit, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
ptmpcat (Temporary, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
plcat (Low, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
prcat (Suborb, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
pdeepcat (Deep, Payloads)
Text
and
TSV
usatcat (List of Unicode satellite names)
Text
and
TSV
Derived catalogs
Current Catalog (Summary of current space object catalog):
Column descriptions
;
Data (Text)
and
Data (TSV)
Orbital Launch Log (orbital launches and payloads) -
Column descriptions
;
Data (Text)
and
Data (TSV)
Geosync Catalog -
Column descriptions
;
Data (Text)
and
Data (TSV)
All catalogs
(tar.gz)
Acknowledgements
Index to Launch List Files (text)
10KS2500
48N6
A-350
AAD
ADD-SLV
AMROC
ARRW
ASLV
ATACMS
Abid
Aerobee
AerobeeB
AeroHTV
Agate
Agni3
AlKahir
Alfa
Alpha
Angara
Amateur
Apollo.LES
Arcas
ArcasB
Arcon
Ariane
Ariane5
Aries
Arrow2
Arrow3
Asp
Astra
Astrid
AstrobeeD
AstrobeeF
Atea
Atlas
Atlas5
Aurore
Avanti
B-611
BB3
BB5
BB6
BB7
BLDT
Belenos
Belier
Belisama
BlackArrow
BlackKnight
BlackSparrow
BlueStreak
Bomarc
Bukguekseong
BullGoose
Bullpup
Bursztyn
Burya
CB-250
CHGB
CESSQ
CSXT
Castor4
Cedre
Cirrus
Coralie
Corporal
CZ12
CZ5
DACRoc
DC-X
DIM
DF-11
DF-15
DF-21
DF-31
DF3
DF5
Daniel
Deacon
Demon
Delta4
Dezful
Dolphin
Dragon
Duqm
E8
Electron
Emeraude
Emma
Energiya
EvoSpace
Excalibur
Falcon1
Falcon9
Fatah
FFAR
FFK
FTB
FTI
GEM
GLCM
GammaCen
Genie
Gosling
Grad
Gradicom
Gun05
Gun07
Gun16
GSLV3
H2
H2B
H2.SRB
HANBIT
HIBEX
HJ
HOTROC
HTR
HVAR
HYSR
Hades
HALO
Hercules
Hermes
HermesA3
Hopi
Hwasong-12
Hwasong-15
Hwasong-18
Hyunmoo
Icarus
IIAE.Orion
INTA-100
ISRO-CES
ISRO-L40
ISRO-TV
IraqGun350
Iris
Ivanov
Javelin
JCR
Jericho
JL1
Jupiter
K-4
K-15
K150
K250
K420
KM-D
KN-24
KN-25
KSLV2
KSLV2-2
KSR
KSR-3
Kairos
Kappa
Kappa4
Kavoshgar
Kestrel1
Kingfisher
Kiva
Kontakt
Kuryer
LEO-46
LJ1
LJ2
LMAS
LRAShM
LS-C
Lacrosse
Lambda
Lance
Lark
LauncherOne
Lex
Loki
LongTom
Luna
Lupus
M51
M-100
MLRS
MMR-06
MR-12
MR-UR-100
MSBS
MT-135
MV
MX
MX-774
Malemute
Matador
Mera
Meteo
Meteor
Meteor2
Minuteman
Miura
Mk72
Momo
Monica
Mu
N-1
NAL
NOTS400
NOTS500
NSPOB
Navaho
NewShepard
Nike
Nike-46
Nodong
Nucleus
Oka
OTRAG
Orion
Orion.LAS
P-10
P-16
PRS-1
PSLV
Pedro
Pegasus
Pershing
Petrel
Polaris
Poseidon
Prithvi
PrivateA
Proson
Proton
Qaem
R-11
R-12
R-13
R-14
R-16
R-21
R-27
R-29
R-31
R-36
R-39
R-5
R-7
R-9
RH-125
RH-200
RH-75
RS1
RT-15
RT-2
RT-20P
RTV
RX-250
RX-320
RX-420
Raven
Recruit
RedKite
Redstone
Rhumi
Rigel
Rocketsonde
Rocketsonde2
S-160
S-210
S-300
S-310
S-40
S-520
SB-735
SICBM
SORS
SR19
SR75
SRAM
SRB
SS1
SS2
SSLV
STA
STS
Samoud
Sandhawk
Sarmat
Saturn
SaturnV
Scout
ScoutD
Sejjil
Seliger
Sergeant
Sidewinder
Sirocco
Skua
Skybolt
SkylarkL
SkylarkMicro
Snark
Sonda
Sonda3
SpaceLoft
Sparrow
Spartan
Sprint
Squirt
Standard
Star48
Starship
STIG
STIG-B
Stonechat
Stratos2
Stromboli
SuperLoki
T-40
T48
T-7
THAAD
TKSVA
TL2
TL3
TR-1
TT-210
Talos
Temp
Temp-2S
Terran1
Terrier
Thor
Tianying
Titan
Tochka
Tomahawk
Topol
Traveler
Trident
Trident2
Unha
UNK
UR-100
UR-100N
UR-200
V-1000
V-2
V-750
V-825
Vega
VegaC
Venus
Veronique
Vesta
Viking
Vikram-S
Viper
Viper3
Vulcan
WAC
X-7
X-15
YGCS
ZK-1
ZN
ZQ-2
Zefiro
Zelzal
Zenit
Zenith
Zoljanah
Zulfiqar