can I upload additional satellites like GOES,IRIDIUM and GLOBALSTAR to STELLARIUM

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can I upload additional satellites like GOES,IRIDIUM and GLOBALSTAR to STELLARIUM

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Best Bogdan Marinov (daggerstab) said :
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A lot of IRIDIUM satellites are already included, but not displayed. You can make them visible in the Satellites plug-in's configuration window.

For GOES and GLOBALSTAR, you'll need to edit the "satellites.json" file as described in my previous answer:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/120682

You can copy a suitable entry from another satellite and edit the name and the TLEs. Make sure that the satellite name is the same as in the TLE list at celestrak.com
http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/goes.txt
http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/globalstar.txt

For GLOBALSTAR, you'll have to add this line:
http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/globalstar.txt
to the list of "Sources" in the Satellites plug-in's configuration window. (Just copy it to the field at the bottom and press the "+" button. Make sure that no item in the list is selected, otherwise the new line will replace it.)

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Joseph Hughes (hughesj333) said :
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IRIDIUM, GOES AND GLOBALSTAR satellites are working fine.Thank you very much ,Mr. Marinov,for all your help.JHughes