Alexandru Csete is an independent software developer recognized in the amateur-radio and aerospace-enthusiast communities for creating lightweight, open-source tools that bridge professional-grade satellite operations with accessible desktop software. His flagship product, Gpredict, delivers real-time satellite tracking and pass prediction through a multi-window workspace that displays world maps, polar charts, azimuth-elevation plots, and tabular schedules. Users configure ground stations, assign transponder frequencies, and receive automated audio alerts for upcoming AOS/LOS events, making the suite popular among radio amateurs who need accurate pointing data for QSOs, educators demonstrating orbital mechanics in STEM curricula, and CubeSat teams verifying uplink/downlink windows during mission rehearsals. The application supports TLE updates from Space-Track, CelesTrak, and local files, exports pass lists in CSV format for antenna rotator controllers, and can synchronize with the Hamlib rig-control library for Doppler tuning. Because the codebase is GPL-licensed, universities and research groups frequently bundle Gpredict into portable SDR labs or Raspberry Pi field kits used for high-altitude balloon tracking and emergency communications drills. Alexandru Csete’s software is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the latest upstream version and allowing batch installation alongside other open-source utilities.
A real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction application.
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