Satellite toolbox
version 2025-05-07*
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1 Introduction

ltesat is a companion software of Amarisoft eNB/gNB for any NTN scenario and features two main functions:

1.1 Toolbox mode

It can be used ’offline’ like a toolbox to replay or plan any satellite orbit. It accepts various inputs for satellite description which are compatible with eNB/gNB NTN configuration and can output the satellite trajectory with several formats: azimuth/elevation from a given ground position, groundtrack or ECEF coordinates.

It can also be used as a pass predictor over a given ground position. It can also export a given satellite description to another format, e.g to generate a TLE file.

1.2 Mission control mode

Secondly, it can be used as a ’mission control’ software to control several Amarisoft eNB/gNB working with a worldwide LEO constellation. The configuration file contains a mapping between ground cells and Amarisoft eNB/gNBs with an NTN configuration, along with the definition of a satellite constellation. ltesat will configure in realtime the eNB/gNBs to select the serving satellites for its NTN cells, in order to allow a continuous coverage in time. ltesat offers the same comprehensive logging mechanism as other Amarisoft products and smoothly interfaces with Amarisoft GUI.

2 Requirements

2.1 Hardware requirements

ltesat is not a performance-intensive executable and can run on any machine.

2.2 Software requirements

A 64 bit Linux distribution. Fedora 39 is the officially supported distribution.
The following distributions are known as compatible:
- Fedora 22 to 39
- Cent OS 7
- Ubuntu 14 to 22
Your system requires at least GLIBC 2.17.

3 Installation

ltesat can be run directly from the directory where it was unpacked.

3.1 Linux setup

ltesat does not need external packages.

3.2 Licensing

ltesat needs a valid Amarisoft license with the NTN option to run.

3.3 Initial testing

To display the satellite groundtrack:
```
./ltesat sat-groundtrack.cfg
```
To act as a mission control:
```
./ltesat -m sat-mc.cfg
```
In mission control mode, the ltesat runs until it receives a Ctrl+C termination command.

4 Configuration reference

4.1 Configuration file syntax

The main configuration file uses a syntax very similar to the Javascript Object Notation (JSON) with few extensions.

Supported types:
- - Numbers (64 bit floating point). Notation: 13.4
- - Complex numbers. Notation: 1.2+3*I
- - Strings. Notation: "string"
- - Booleans. Notation: true or false.
- - Objects. Notation: { field1: value1, field2: value2, .... }
- - Arrays. Notation: [ value1, value2, .... ]
The basic operations +, -, * and / are supported with numbers and complex numbers. + also concatenates strings. The operators !, ||, &&, ==, !=, <, <=, >=, > are supported too.
The numbers 0 and 1 are accepted as synonyms for the boolean values false and true.
{} at top level are optional.
" for property names are optional, unless the name starts with a number.
Properties can be duplicated.
If properties are duplicated, they will be merged following JSON merge rules with overriding occuring in reading direction (last overrides previous).
Ex:
```
{
    value: "foo",
    value: "bar",
    sub: {
        value: "foo"
    },
    sub: {
        value: "bar"
    }
}
```
Will be equivalent to:
```
{
    value: "bar",
    sub: {
        value: "bar"
    }
}
```
Files can be included using include keyword (must not be quoted) followed by a string (without :) representing the file to include (path is relative to current file) and terminating by a comma.
Arrays can’t be included.
Merge will be done as for duplicate properties.
If file1.cfg is:
```
    value: "foo",
    include "file2.cfg",
    foo: "foo"
```
And file2.cfg is:
```
    value: "bar",
    foo: "bar"
```
Final config will be:
```
{
    value: "bar",
    foo: "foo"
}
```
A C like preprocessor is supported. The following preprocessor commands are available:

#define var expr

Define a new variable with value expr. expr must be a valid JSON expression. Note that unlike the standard C preprocessor, expr is evaluated by the preprocessor.

#undef var

Undefine the variable var.

#include expr

Include the file whose filename is the evaluation of the string expression expr.

#if expr

Consider the following text if expr is true.

#else

Alternative of #if block.

#elif

Composition of #else and #if.

#endif

End of #if block.

#ifdef var

Shortcut for #if defined(var)

#ifndef var

Shortcut for #if !defined(var)

In the JSON source, every occurrence of a defined preprocessor variable is replaced by its value.
Backquote strings: JSON expression can be inserted in backquote delimited strings with the ${expr} syntax. Example: `abc${1+2}d` is evaluated as the string "abc3d". Preprocessor variables can be used inside the expression. Backquote strings may span several lines.

4.1.1 JSON merge rules

Merge overriding direction depends on context, i.e source may override destination or the opposite.
JSON merge is recursive for Objects and Arrays.

Example, merging

{
    foo: { value: "bar" },
    same: "one",
    one: 1
}

with

{
    foo: { value: "none", second: true },
    same: "two",
    two: 1
}

Will become:

{
    foo: { value: "bar", second: true },
    same: "one",
    one: 1
    two: 1
}

assuming first object overrides second one.

In case of Array merging, the final array length will be the maximum length of all merged arrays.
For each element of the final array, merge will be done considering defined elements only.
Ex:

{
    array: [0, 1, 2, { foo: "bar" } ],
    array: [3, 4],
    array: [5, 6, 7, { bar: "foo" }, 8 ]
}

Will be merged to:

{
    array: [5, 6, 7, { foo: "bar", bar: "foo" }, 8 ],
}

4.2 Global properties

constellation_list

Optional array of constellation objects. If absent, a single satellite descriptor object is parsed.See single_sat. Each constellation object can either be:

A shell of circular orbit planes described by the following parameters:

n_planes

Integer (range 1 to 72). Number of orbital planes. The orbital planes are spread evenly in longitude of ascending node.

n_sats_per_plane

Integer (range 1 to 72). Number of satellites per orbital plane. The satellites are spread evenly in a given plane. The total number of satellites in the shell is given by n_planes * n_stats_per_plane.

inclination

Float (range 0.0 to 180.0). Inclination in degrees of the orbital planes.

altitude

Float (range 200e3 to 3700e3). Altitude in meters of the shell.
An array of single satellite descriptor objects.See single_sat
A combined TLE file containing several TLE, described by the following parameter:

multiple_tle_filename.

String. Filename where the TLEs are stored. The TLEs should be stored in sequence, blank lines are ignored.

output_mode

Optional enumeration: az_el, groundtrack, ecef, pass (default = az_el). Selects the wanted output when operating in ’toolbox’ mode:

az_eloutput_mode.az_el: Displays distance, azimuth, elevation and doppler. Needs at a least a valid ground cell definition. See single_cell
groundtrackoutput_mode.groundtrack: Displays latitude, longitude and altitude.
ecefoutput_mode.ecef: Displays ECEF state vectors for position (X, Y, Z) and velocity (VX, VY, VZ).
passoutput_mode.pass: Displays next pass information. Needs at least a valid ground cell definition. See single_cell

output_list

Optional boolean (default = false). When true, the output will consist of a single point in time, defined by start_time for each of the satellites.
When false, the output is a trajectory for a given satellite (as given by sat_id) across time (as given by start_time, step_ms and n_steps).

sat_id

Optional integer (default = 0). When multiple satellites are defined, and if output_list is false, selects the satellite of interest.

step_ms

Optional integer (range 10 to 600000, default 1000). Step duration in milliseconds for the satellite trajectory.

n_steps

Optional integer (range 1 to 1440, default 300). Number of steps for the satellite trajectory. For the pass output mode, it is the consecutive number of passes to compute.

start_time

Optional string, formatted "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.mmm]" (ISO 8601 format) in UTC time. Defines the starting point for the satellite trajectory or pass estimation. If absent, the current time at execution is taken.

min_elevation

Optional integer (range 0 to 80, default 10). Used only in mission control mode or pass output mode. Minimum elevation, in degrees, to consider for a valid overhead pass.

cells_list

Optional array of objects. Each object is a single ground cell descriptor object.See single_cell
If absent, a single ground cell descriptor object is parsed directly.

export_type

Optional enumeration: none, json, tle (default = none). Exports the satellites information, timestamped at export_time in the file specified by export_filename.
If set to json, it will export a JSON array of single satellite descriptor objects in the ephemeris format, compatible with ltesat or Amarisoft LTE gNB/eNB input.
If set to tle, it will export the generated TLEs of the satellites, compatible with the multiple_tle_filename input of ltesat or any other third party software using TLEs.

export_filename

Optional string. Mandatory if export_type is not none, ignored otherwise.
Filename where the exported data is written.

export_time

Optional string, formatted "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.mmm]" (ISO 8601 format) in UTC time. Ignored if export_type is none. Epoch to use when generating the exported data. If absent, the current time at execution is taken.

4.3 Single satellite descriptor object

This object is placed either as an element of a constellation object of array type (See constellation) or at the top level of the configuration file (for a single satellite configuration).
Its configuration is compatible with the ntn object in Amarisoft eNB/gNB configurations.
It contains the following parameters:

tle_filename

Optional string to configure satellite ephemeris from a Two Line Elements (TLE) file.
The file shall contain only the two lines of data and optionally a title line.
When the parameter is present, ephemeris is ignored.

default_ephemeris

Optional enumeration: geo, meo, leo. Default is geo.
If ephemeris is absent, a default satellite ephemeris is generated so that the satellite is overhead the eNB ground position at the time specified by start_time. The GEO and MEO satellite will be placed on the equatorial plane (zero inclination) at the longitude of the eNB ground position.
The LEO satellite will be initially placed at the zenith of the eNB position.

default_altitude

Optional float, range 200e3 to 36000e3. If default_ephemeris is used and set to meo or leo, this parameter (in meters) allows to override the altitude of the chosen orbit.
The parameter is ignored otherwise. The default values are 550e3 for leo and 8063e3 for meo.

default_elevation_offset

Optional float, range -90 to 90, default = 0. If default_ephemeris is used and set to leo, this parameter (in degrees) allows to adjust the initial elevation of the satellite compared to the zenith position.
The parameter is ignored otherwise. Negative values will place the satellite before its zenith pass and positive values after the zenith.

ephemeris

Optional object to configure satellite ephemeris in the form of orbital parameters.
The ephemeris configuration is understood in a fixed ECI reference frame aligned with the J2000 vernal equinox, like a TLE configuration. If absent and if tle_filename and sv_filename are also absent, a default ephemeris is generated.
Contains the following parameters:

eccentricityephemeris.eccentricity: Float value. Range 0 to 0.99. Eccentricity, unitless
inclinationephemeris.inclination: Float value. Range 0 to \pi. Inclination, in radians.
semi_major_axisephemeris.semi_major_axis: Float value. Semi-major axis, in meters.
longitudeephemeris.longitude: Float value. Range 0 to 2\pi. Longitude of the ascending node, in radians.
periapsisephemeris.periapsis: Float value. Range 0 to 2\pi. Argument of periapsis, in radians.
anomalyephemeris.anomaly: Float value. Range 0 to 2\pi. Mean anomaly of the satellite on its orbit at epoch, in radians.
epochephemeris.epoch: String, formatted "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.mmm]" (ISO 8601 format) in UTC time. Epoch for the given orbital parameters.

4.4 Single ground cell descriptor object

This object describes a ground position used as reference for az_el and pass output. For the mission control mode, it describes a ground footprint of the satellite beams.
It contains the following parameters:

ground_position

Object describing the cell center, contains the following parameters:

latitudeground_position.latitude: Float value. Range -90 to 90. Degrees of latitude.
longitudeground_position.longitude: Float value. Range -180 to 180. Degrees of longitude.
altitudeground_position.altitude: Optional float value (default = 0). Range -1000m to 20km. Altitude in meters.

radius

Optional float (range 1e3 to 15000e3, default 400e3, used only in mission control mode) Radius of the cell in meters.

supported_constellations

Optional array of integer (used only in mission control mode). Allows to restrict only the satellites of the given constellation indices of the constellation_list array to cover the cell. See constellation

4.5 Mission control specific parameters

These parameters are used only when the program is launched with the -m option. They are also placed at the top level of the configuration file.

ran_node_list

Array of objects to describe the connection to Amarisoft eNB/gNB and the mapping between RAN cells and ground cells. Each object contains the following parameters:

addrran_node_list.addr

String. IP adress and port of the COM port of the eNB/gNB.

labelran_node_list.label

Optional string. Custom label for this eNB used in logs and console output.

mapping_listran_node_list.mapping_list

Array of objects. Describes the mapping between a ground cell and one or more RAN cells. Each ground cell can only be referenced in one RAN node and each RAN cell can only be mapped to one ground cell. Each object contains the following parameters:

ground_cell_idran_node_list.mapping_list.ground_cell_id: Integer. Index of the ground cell in the cell_list array
ran_cell_listran_node_list.mapping_list.ran_cell_list: Array of integers. cell_id values of the RAN cells mapped to this ground cell. With more than 1 cells, the mission control will ensure a small overlap between satellite pass to offer a continuous coverage of the cell and the possibilities for the UEs to perform handovers.

pass_overlap

Optional integer (range 10 to 120, default 30). Overlap duration in seconds of the coverage of the ground cells with more than one RAN cell.

dump_ran_status

Optional boolean. Print useful information in the console output. This options is preferred when no GUI is connected to the ltesat tool.

log_filename

String. Set the log filename. If no leading /, it is relative to the configuration file path.

log_options

String. Set the logging options as a comma separated list of assignments.

layer.level=verbosity. For each layer, the log verbosity can be set to none, error, info or debug. In debug level, the content of the transmitted data is logged.
layer.max_size=n. When dumping data content, at most n bytes are shown in hexa. For ASN.1, NAS or Diameter content, show the full content of the message if n > 0.
time=[sec|short|full]. Display the time as seconds, time only or full date and time (default = time only).
time.us=[0|1]. Dump time with microseconds precision.
file=cut. Close current file log and open a new one.
file.rotate=now. Rename current log with timestamp and open new one.
file.rotate=size. Rename current log every time it reaches size bytes open new one. Size is an integer and can be followed by K, M or G.
file.path=path. When log rotation is enabled, move current log to this path instead of initial log path.
append=[0|1]. (default=0). If 0, truncate the log file when opening it. Otherwise, append to it.

Available layers are: PROD

log_sync

Optional boolean (default = false). If true, logs will be synchronously dumped to file.
Warning, this may lead to performances decrease.

com_addr

String. IP adress and port on which the ltesat software can receive websocket connection

5 Examples

5.1 Toolbox usage

Fetch a well-known TLE from online source in a file, e.g. here is the ISS(ZARYA) TLE from 2024/03/07, stored in iss.tle:

1 25544U 98067A   24067.37790297  .00014521  00000-0  26457-3 0  9993
2 25544  51.6412  99.9639 0005680 335.2557 148.0116 15.49704815442763

5.1.1 Overhead pass

Here is the configuration file to get the next 10 overhead passes over Paris, with a minimum elevation of 20Â°, from the 2024/03/10 onward, stored in sat-pass.cfg:

/* ltesat configuration file version ##VERSION##
 * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Amarisoft
 */
{
    output_mode: "pass",
    min_elevation: 20,
    n_steps: 10,

    start_time: "2024-03-10T00:00:00",

    ground_position: {
        latitude: 48.8538,
        longitude: 2.3475
    },
    tle_filename: "iss.tle"
}

It will give the following output:

[user@host]$ ./ltesat sat-pass.cfg 
Satellite utility version 2024-03-15, Copyright (C) 2012-2025 Amarisoft
[OK] TLE at epoch 2024-03-07T09:04:11.000
               T_start(UTC)      T_max(UTC) Elevation(d)      T_end(UTC)
    2024-03-10T00:20:18.740    00:22:27.640       50.276    00:24:36.540
    2024-03-10T01:57:11.100    01:59:26.580       81.349    02:01:42.060
    2024-03-10T21:55:07.940    21:57:20.320       65.740    21:59:32.710
    2024-03-10T23:32:01.760    23:34:11.600       52.915    23:36:21.450
    2024-03-11T01:08:59.030    01:11:12.550       65.108    01:13:26.080
    2024-03-11T02:45:58.970    02:47:52.220       37.528    02:49:45.480
    2024-03-11T21:07:09.920    21:09:10.410       44.918    21:11:10.910
    2024-03-11T22:43:42.410    22:45:54.320       59.901    22:48:06.240
    2024-03-12T00:20:44.720    00:22:55.620       55.556    00:25:06.530
    2024-03-12T01:57:35.880    01:59:43.090       55.364    02:01:50.310

5.1.2 Trajectory

Here is the configuration file to get the detailed trajectory for one of those pass, with one point every 10 seconds over 5 minutes, stored in sat-traj.cfg:

/* ltesat configuration file version ##VERSION##
 * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Amarisoft
 */
{
    output_mode: "az_el",
    n_steps: 30,
    step_ms: 10000,
    start_time: "2024-03-10T01:57:00",

    ground_position: {
        latitude: 48.8538,
        longitude: 2.3475
    },
    tle_filename: "iss.tle"
}

It will give the following output:

[user@host]$ ./ltesat sat-traj.cfg 
Satellite utility version 2024-03-15, Copyright (C) 2012-2025 Amarisoft
[OK] TLE at epoch 2024-03-07T09:04:11.000
                 Time(UTC)  Distance(km)  Azimuth(d)  Elevation(d)  Doppler(ppm)
   2024-03-10T01:57:00.000      1126.994     291.677        17.929        21.805
   2024-03-10T01:57:10.000      1061.955     291.937        19.706        21.571
   2024-03-10T01:57:20.000       997.688     292.233        21.673        21.288
   2024-03-10T01:57:30.000       934.361     292.574        23.865        20.942
   2024-03-10T01:57:40.000       872.186     292.971        26.328        20.516
   2024-03-10T01:57:50.000       811.436     293.444        29.115        19.987
   2024-03-10T01:58:00.000       752.465     294.017        32.295        19.324
   2024-03-10T01:58:10.000       695.733     294.731        35.949        18.486
   2024-03-10T01:58:20.000       641.842     295.646        40.175        17.419
   2024-03-10T01:58:30.000       591.574     296.869        45.082        16.055
   2024-03-10T01:58:40.000       545.940     298.594        50.778        14.314
   2024-03-10T01:58:50.000       506.200     301.214        57.346        12.110
   2024-03-10T01:59:00.000       473.844     305.672        64.770         9.381
   2024-03-10T01:59:10.000       450.471     314.804        72.789         6.126
   2024-03-10T01:59:20.000       437.526     340.282        80.217         2.454
   2024-03-10T01:59:30.000       435.940      44.006        81.573        -1.404
   2024-03-10T01:59:40.000       445.835      79.137        74.933        -5.155
   2024-03-10T01:59:50.000       466.479      90.735        66.872        -8.541
   2024-03-10T02:00:00.000       496.533      96.016        59.239       -11.418
   2024-03-10T02:00:10.000       534.407      98.996        52.428       -13.761
   2024-03-10T02:00:20.000       578.563     100.908        46.498       -15.621
   2024-03-10T02:00:30.000       627.674     102.240        41.385       -17.080
   2024-03-10T02:00:40.000       680.662     103.224        36.984       -18.220
   2024-03-10T02:00:50.000       736.686     103.983        33.183       -19.115
   2024-03-10T02:01:00.000       795.098     104.588        29.882       -19.822
   2024-03-10T02:01:10.000       855.404     105.083        26.994       -20.385
   2024-03-10T02:01:20.000       917.223     105.498        24.448       -20.837
   2024-03-10T02:01:30.000       980.263     105.851        22.186       -21.203
   2024-03-10T02:01:40.000      1044.297     106.156        20.162       -21.502
   2024-03-10T02:01:50.000      1109.145     106.423        18.336       -21.748

5.1.3 Export

For testing purpose, it could be useful to generate a ’virtual TLE’ that simulates a satellite passing overhead a given location at a given time. Here is an example with the default_ephemeris and export_type parameter, stored in sat-export.cfg:

/* ltesat configuration file version ##VERSION##
 * Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Amarisoft
 */

{
    output_mode: "az_el",
    n_steps: 10,
    step_ms: 30000,
    start_time: "2024-03-15T14:30:00",

    ground_position: {
        latitude: 48.8538,
        longitude: 2.3475
    },

    default_ephemeris: "leo",
    default_altitude: 700e3,
    default_elevation_offset: -60,

    export_type: "tle",
    export_time: "2024-03-15T00:00:00.000",
    export_filename: "pass_14h30.tle"
}

And the resulting TLE pass_14h30.tle:

1 99999U 24999A   24075.00000000 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    11
2 99999  48.8538 305.9746       0 357.5651 150.3878 14.57888518000073

5.2 Mission control

Mission control file are too long to be included as is in this documentation, but a sample file is given in sat-mc.cfg

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be used by any hardware other than the hardware designated by you.

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The terms of this Section 1.2 are applicable to you only if you have purchased a Floating License, as defined
below, for the Product directly from AMARISOFT or an AMARISOFT authorized distributor or reseller.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, AMARISOFT grants you, if you are an individual or if you
are an entity, a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and limited license to use the Product from our
floating license server in your organization ("FLS"). Our floating license server will allow you to run the license
on a virtual machine and thus use it on any hardware in your organization (an "FLS License").
You may purchase from AMARISOFT or an AMARISOFT authorized distributor or reseller additional licenses
and place them on our license server to permit multiple hardware to use the Product.

2. SPECIAL TERMS
The following terms and conditions ("Special Terms") are specific to certain editions, versions and components
of the Product and are in addition to the provisions of Section 1. If any provision of the Special Terms
applicable to the Product conflicts with any other provision of this License, then the provision of the Special
Terms will supersede and control.

2.1 Additional license terms applicable to third party software
Certain components of the Product use or incorporate third-party software programs and/or libraries ("Third-
Party Software"), which are loaded or integrated (in both object and source code form) on the Product. You
agree that AMARISOFT's third-party licensors and suppliers are intended third party beneficiaries of all terms
and conditions of this License intended to protect intellectual property rights in the Product (including the
Third-Party Software) and limit certain uses thereof.

3. LIMITATIONS
You may not:
(a) modify, adapt, alter, translate or create derivative works of the Product or merge the Product with other
software other than as described in the Product's accompanying documentation or as approved of in writing
by AMARISOFT;
(b) lease, rent or loan the Product to any third party;
(c) sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the Product or any component thereof to any third party except
as expressly authorized in this Agreement;
(d) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Product;
(e) remove, alter or obscure any confidentiality or proprietary notices (including copyright and trademark
notices) of AMARISOFT or its licensors or suppliers on or accompanying the Product;
(f) allow third parties to access or use the Product including but not limited to using the Product in a time-
sharing arrangement, operating the Product as part of a service bureau or, except as expressly authorized
under Sections 1 and 2 otherwise using the Product for the use or benefit of third parties;
(g) reproduce or use the Product except as expressly authorized under Sections 1 and 2;
(h) use the Product with any other hardware than the hardware designated in your organization; or
(i) disclose or publish performance benchmark results for the Product. The rights granted under this License
apply only to this Product.
You must procure a separate license to use other AMARISOFT software. Furthermore, you may not permit end
users of the Product ("End Users") to conduct the restricted activities limited by items (a) through (e), (g) and
(i) above insofar as they apply to certain files, libraries and/or source code specifically designated as
"redistributables" by AMARISOFT in the accompanying printed or on-line documentation and that are
necessary to use your own application programs and other works created using the Product
("Redistributables"), and such End User's sublicense rights to the Redistributables are conditioned upon
compliance with such limitations. The limitations in this Section 3 apply equally to your use of the Product, in
whole or in part, including any component or Redistributable.

4. LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
AMARISOFT warrants you, the initial purchaser and no other party, that any physical media included with the
Product, as and when provided to you, will be free of physical defects in materials and workmanship for a
period of thirty (30) days after the date that you initially acquire the Product.
Your exclusive remedy and AMARISOFT's sole liability for breach of this warranty is that AMARISOFT will
replace any defective media returned to AMARISOFT within the thirty (30) day warranty period. This warranty
does not apply to damages resulting from misuse, abuse or neglect. Any replacement media will be warranted
as above for the remainder of the original warranty period or twenty (20) days from the date we ship it to you,
whichever is longer.
EXCEPT FOR THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY, THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. AMARISOFT HEREBY EXCLUDES AND DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED OR STATUTORY
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
QUALITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, TITLE, RESULTS, EFFORTS OR QUIET ENJOYMENT. THERE IS NO WARRANTY
THAT THE PRODUCT WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. YOU ASSUME THE
ENTIRE RISK FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED USING THE PRODUCT. TO THE EXTENT THAT AMARISOFT MAY NOT
DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY AS A MATTER OF APPLICABLE LAW, THE SCOPE AND DURATION OF SUCH
WARRANTY WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERMITTED UNDER SUCH LAW.

5. SERVICES, UPDATES AND PRODUCT CHANGES
AMARISOFT is not required under this License Agreement to provide any installation, maintenance service,
training or other services to you, except those expressly provided herein. Such services, if available, must be
purchased separately.
If, pursuant to a separate support agreement or otherwise, AMARISOFT provides you with a new release, error
correction, update, upgrade or other modification to the Product, such modification will be deemed part of the
Product, and subject to the terms of this License Agreement, unless the modification is expressly provided
subject to a separate License Agreement.
AMARISOFT reserves the right at any time not to release or to discontinue release of any Product and to alter
prices, features, specifications, capabilities, functions, licensing terms, release dates, general availability or
other characteristics of any future releases of the Product.

5.1 Support extension
Unless otherwise indicated, AMARISOFT License includes a one-year email support period and update.
You can subscribe to an additional one-year support and update period, at the latest within the four months
following the expiry date of the initial purchase. You can then renew subscription to this extension every year,
with the same four-month deadline. The extended support and update period starts on the day after the initial
expiry date.
Once this four-month deadline is over, an extra administrative reactivation fee is invoiced in addition to the
extension cost. The extended support and update period starts when payment of the corresponding invoice is
received.

6. REGISTRATION
You must register the Product with AMARISOFT as a condition to your rights to use the Product.
For all concerned, you will be asked to provide identification information on the hardware (serial number,
internal inventory number, other) you plan to install the Product on.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY
You acknowledge that if part of the Product in source code form exists, it remains a confidential trade secret of
AMARISOFT. You agree to hold this information in confidence, not to disclose it to any person, and not to use it
for any purpose other than the use and operation of the Product as permitted under this License Agreement.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL AMARISOFT BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY OR DATA, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT OR THE PRODUCT,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF AMARISOFT KNEW, SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. AMARISOFT'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT OR THE PRODUCT, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU UNDER THIS
LICENSE AGREEMENT. THIS SECTION 8 WILL APPLY EVEN IF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER HAS FAILED
OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

9. TERM AND TERMINATION

9.1 Term
The term of this License Agreement will begin as of the date that you receive the Product and will remain in
effect unless terminated under this Section 9.

9.2 Termination for Convenience
You may terminate this License Agreement for any reason, or for no reason, by giving AMARISOFT a five-day
(5) written notice. You shall not be entitled to request repayment of any fee or payment made to AMARISOFT.

9.3 Termination for Cause
AMARISOFT may terminate this License Agreement if you breach your obligations hereunder. AMARISOFT will
affect such termination by giving you notice of termination, specifying therein the alleged breach. If your
breach is curable, you will have a grace period of thirty (30) days after such notice is served to cure the breach
described therein. If the breach is cured within the thirty (30) day grace period, then this License Agreement
will remain in effect; otherwise, this License Agreement will automatically terminate upon the conclusion of
the thirty (30) day grace period.

9.4 Effect of Termination
Upon the termination of this License Agreement for any reason the following terms shall apply:
(a) all rights granted under this License Agreement will immediately terminate and you must stop all use of the
Product and any Redistributables;
(b) you must return to AMARISOFT or destroy all copies of the Product provided to or made by you, and will,
within ten (10) days after the effective date of termination, provide AMARISOFT with written certification that
all such copies have been returned or destroyed; and
(c) all provisions of this License Agreement with the exception of the licenses granted in Sections 1 and 2, will
survive termination of this License Agreement for any reason.

10. GENERAL PROVISIONS

10.1 Audit
If you are entering into this License Agreement as an entity other than an individual (e.g., as a corporation, a
partnership, or other organization), during the term of this License and for three (3) years thereafter,
AMARISOFT or its outside auditors will have the right to conduct an audit of your records and computer
systems to verify that you have paid to AMARISOFT the correct amounts owed under this License Agreement
and determine whether the Products are being used in accordance with the terms of this License Agreement.
Any audit will be conducted during regular business hours at your facilities, with reasonable notice. You agree
to provide the audit team access to the relevant records and facilities and to provide reasonable assistance to
AMARISOFT in connection with this provision. You agree to pay the cost of the audit if any underpayments
during the period covered by the audit amount to more than five percent (5%) of the fees actually owed or if
the number of deployments of the Products is more than five percent (5%) of that licensed.

10.2 Hazardous Uses
The Product is not intended for use in connection with any application requiring fail-safe performance such as
the operation of nuclear power facilities, air traffic control or navigation systems, weapons control systems,
life support systems, or any other system whose failure could lead to injury, death, environmental damage or
mass destruction. You agree that AMARISOFT will have no liability of any nature, and you are solely
responsible, for any expense, loss, injury or damage incurred as a result of such use of the Product.

10.3 Entire License and Severability
This License Agreement constitutes the entire, final and exclusive agreement between you and AMARISOFT
regarding the specific license transaction described herein. If any provision of this License Agreement is held to
be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent
permissible and the remainder of the provisions of this License Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

10.4 Assignment
You may not transfer the Product, assign this License Agreement or assign any of your rights or delegate any of
your obligations under this License Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise (including by merger, sale of
assets or consolidation), without AMARISOFT's prior written consent. Any attempted assignment in violation
of this Section 10.4 will be void.

10.5 Export Control
You may not directly or indirectly transfer the Product, including its documentation, to any country if such
transfer would be prohibited by applicable law. You agree to the foregoing and you are representing and
warranting that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country. You
will be solely responsible for identifying and complying with all laws of any jurisdiction regarding the import,
export or use of Products and technical data supplied by AMARISOFT. You will obtain at your own expense all
licenses, permits or approvals required by any government to use the Product.

10.6 Waiver and Modifications
All waivers must be in writing. Any waiver or failure to enforce a provision of this License Agreement on one
occasion shall not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or such provision on any other occasion. This
License Agreement may only be amended by a written document signed by both parties.

11. CRYPTOGRAPHY
The Product and the content provided by AMARISOFT may contain encryption software. The country in which
you are currently may have restrictions on the import, possession, and use, and/or re-export to another
country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption software, please check the country's laws,
regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to
see if this is permitted.

12. NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING
The intellectual property of all items designed, developed and manufactured by AMARISOFT resides and
remains with AMARISOFT. The payment of Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) charges by you does not confer
any rights to the intellectual property of any designs which emanate directly or indirectly from the
development. As part of any contract, whether it includes the payment of NRE or not, you must accept
without reservation that AMARISOFT is the rightful owner of all intellectual property rights for the Product
and/or other products which are supplied under this Licence Agreement or standard supplies to you. You must
not copy, or allow any third party to copy the designs of any AMARISOFT's products.

Satellite toolbox version 2025-05-07*This document is based on the latest test release.Features may not be present in your current installed software. You may check their availability in your release documentation.If you require an up to date release, ask for it in a ticket.

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