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Aqua tutorial - Increase elevation and add sudo note to socat command
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articles/orbital/downlink-aqua.md

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| JPSS-1/NOAA-20 | 43013 | 7812 | 30 | Downlink | RHCP |
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| Terra | 25994 | 8212.5 | 45 | Downlink | RHCP |
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4. Search for your desired public satellite in [CelesTrak](https://celestrak.com) and identify its current Two-Line Element (TLE).
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4. Search for your desired public satellite in [CelesTrak](https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/gp.php?GROUP=active&FORMAT=tle) and identify its current Two-Line Element (TLE).
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> [!NOTE]
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> Be sure to update this TLE to the most current value before you schedule a contact. A TLE that's more than two weeks old might result in an unsuccessful downlink.
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| **Name** | Enter **[Satellite_Name]_Downlink**, e.g., Aqua_Downlink. |
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| **Region** | Select **West US 2**. |
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| **Minimum viable contact duration** | Enter **PT1M**. |
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| **Minimum elevation** | Enter **5.0**. |
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| **Minimum elevation** | Enter **15.0**. |
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| **Auto track configuration** | Select **X-band**. |
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| **Send telemetry to Event Hub?** | Select **Yes**. |
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| **Event Hubs Namespace** | Select an Azure Event Hubs **namespace** to which you'll send telemetry data for your contacts. You must select a subscription before you can select an Event Hubs namespace. |
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8. Shortly before you start running the contact, start listening on port 56001 and output the data received in the file:
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> [!NOTE]
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> This command references Aqua. Edit the command to reflect the public spacecraft you're using.
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> This command references Aqua. Edit the command to reflect the public spacecraft you're using. In addition, you may need to add sudo.
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```console
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socat -u tcp-listen:56001,fork create:/media/aqua/out.bin

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