The SatDbBeacon data record contains the basic properties for one satellite in the satellite_beacons database table. The fields in the SatDbBeacon data record are 1:1 replicas of the SQL database record. Please refer to the database model description at section Satellite Database how relations between tables are maintained using IDs.
There may be multiple beacon definitions assigned to one satellite. These beacons share the same satelliteId. One of these beacons is the default beacon, this and only this beacon has the defaultBeacon flag set true.
Data Model
| Key | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| beaconId | Number | unique, primary key, auto generated |
| satelliteId | Number | ID of the satellite this beacon belongs to |
| frequency | Number | beacon frequency, floating point, MHz |
| polarization | String | this is an enumeration, may be one of "H", "V", "RHCP" or "LHCP" |
| defaultBeacon | Boolean | true means "this is the default beacon for this satellite" |
| comment | String | free text describing the purpose of this beacon |
| modified | String | timestamp, generated by database at creation / modification time |