Platform overview

One platform. Every pass.

Orbitalink unifies ground-station registration, socket-based telemetry, pass scheduling, spectrum observation, command dispatch, and recording retrieval into a single authenticated operator session — scoped per organisation.

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Architecture

How data flows

Step 1

Field Unit

An Orbitalink field unit connects to the backend Socket.IO gateway over a persistent WebSocket, authenticated by station ID and tenant ID.

Step 2

Gateway

The gateway routes telemetry, spectrum, audio, tracking, and event streams into tenant-scoped station rooms. No cross-tenant emission.

Step 3

Operator session

Authenticated operators subscribe to a station room and receive all live streams. Feature flags gate hardware-specific controls per station.

Step 4

Persistence

Passes, recordings, event logs, TLE sources, and automation config are stored in PostgreSQL via Prisma and accessible through REST API routes.

Integrations and APIs

Connect your stack

REST API endpoints for field units, passes, telemetry snapshot, monitoring, and recordings. WebSocket gateway for realtime streams. All routes require a valid session and are scoped to your tenant.

Telemetry endpointWebSocket — socket.io / telemetry_stream
Field unit listGET /api/field-units/list
Pass scheduleGET /api/ground-station/passes/upcoming
Monitoring snapshotGET /api/ground-station/monitoring/snapshot
Recording retrievalGET /api/ground-station/recordings
AuthBetter Auth + legacy JWT session
Multi-tenantAll routes scoped to session.tenantId

Automation

Reduce manual steps per pass

✓Pre-pass lead time (configurable minutes)
✓Auto-point antenna at AOS
✓Auto-tune center frequency with Doppler correction
✓Pre-pass readiness checklist
✓Standby receive mode
✓Auto-record on pass start
✓Auto-decode after LOS
✓TLE refresh on schedule
✓Post-pass event log entry

See it in your mission context

Talk to the Orbitalink team about registering a field unit and running your first monitored pass.

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