ITU Space Explorer Database

**s-band** · April 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM

I used to use ITU Space Networks online database but it seems to have been replaced by ITU Space Explorer. I can't decide if it is better or worse than the old system. As before, much of the information is only available to subscribers. Care needs to be taken to make sure that the data is valid at the time of viewing, click on "Regulatory Status Tracking" to see dates when the craft should be active.

Here is a result for FMS5-45E The closest match I can find is Syracuse 4A but it doesn't match fully. hvdh do you know how to relate the ITU names to more common names or NORAD designations?

**hvdh** · April 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM

s-band Sorry I also have trouble to interpret the ITU names.
Only thing I sometimes do, is search for other satellites of a series, to figure out what the ITU name should probably be like.
There was a site comparing the names, geostationary.cz, but it seems offline. Maybe archive.org still has some content.

**s-band** · April 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM

Thanks, I had a look on archive.org but did not see anything that gave the names as used by ITU.

This presentation shows how to use the Explorer

This diagram shows the registration process

Feedhorn · November 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM

Hi S-band, did you obtain access to the ITU system?

There are a number of satellites that I would like to better understand. One is Asiasat 9. Apparently it has Ka band beams....I havent found any information on them being used though.

**s-band** · November 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM

Feedhorn I didn't manage to find a cheap route to registration. If you go through the process and find one, let us know. However, the free access is useful but it's hard to work out how some satellite names translate to commonly used names. Here's a screenshot of an Asiasat wild card search limited to 122E. Click on 'Open dashboard for detail' for the frequency bands (Link it Asiasat-AAA).

Maybe the Ka bands were approved but never activated. You need more detail of the craft itself.

Feedhorn · November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM

s-band many thanks! That is very helpful.

If I ever find an affordable way to register for ITU access I will share with you.

I did have some success with contacting the ITU via social media once. They kindly shared some frequency data. It would be much better to obtain ongoing database access though.

Yes, with Asiasat 9 I guess they may have never utilised the Ka transponders.

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