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The 10 Best Cable & Satellite Datasets in 2026

10 Cable satellite picks, ranked on what's inside: field richness, coverage depth, fit for the job. KingOfSat European Satellite Zapping Directory leads.

  • 10ranked picks
  • 22documented fields on stage
  • 0/5with mapped coverage

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Every dataset here carries a 0–10 score built on documented fields, and the ranking follows those scores. When records tie, coverage breaks it: more geography, deeper history, finer granularity. Cadence isn't a scoring axis — it's a delivery setting. Delivered daily, weekly, or hourly, your call.

  1. 1 9/10
    Cable satellite

    KingOfSat European Satellite Zapping Directory

    22 · Pos · Satellite …+19 more

  2. 2 8/10
    Cable satellite

    N2YO Live Real-Time Satellite Tracking Directory

    Ranked second because it holds the slice's freshest orbital state and pairs naturally with number three.

  3. 3 8/10
    Cable satellite

    N2YO REST API v1

    Third because it turns the directory's state into something applications can consume programmatically, bounded at 1,000 tle/positions and 100 passes/above transactions per hour.

  4. 4 8/10
    Cable satellite

    UCS Satellite Database

    One row per operating satellite - 7,560 rows x 28-plus columns.

  5. 5 7/10
    Cable satellite

    SatIndex Daily Transponder Scan Database

    Fifth place for RF-parameter completeness per row; KingOfSat keeps the top spot on breadth, SatIndex wins on depth within its footprint.

  6. 6 SatBeams Satellite Coverage Channel Database
  7. 7 CelesTrak SATCAT Catalog Search Downloads
  8. 8 CelesTrak Current GP Element Sets
  9. 9 IPTV-Org JSON API
  10. 10 Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects

Frequently asked questions

What is the single best cable & satellite dataset?

KingOfSat European Satellite Zapping & Directory, on our scoring. Quality 9/10: 25,839 channels across roughly 15,051 frequencies and several hundred satellite positions, attributed to 162 countries, with per-transponder parameters, encryption and packages plus a timestamped change log that reconstructs earlier lineups.

Where can I find transponder frequencies for Astra and Hotbird?

Two records cover those positions. KingOfSat lists roughly 15,051 frequencies across its satellite pages with transponder parameters, encryption and package assignments. SatIndex publishes daily scans of 17 satellites centred on Astra 19.2°E and Hotbird 13°E, including frequency, polarization, symbol rate, FEC, modulation and PIDs.

Which dataset shows satellite coverage footprints and dish sizes?

SatBeams Satellite Coverage & Channel Database. It combines more than 500 GEO satellites plus full LEO/MEO/HEO populations with EIRP footprint maps computable for any ground location, dish-size guidance and per-transponder channel rows, with constellation tracking refreshed hourly and TLEs ingested daily.

Can I monitor channel lineups for changes over time?

KingOfSat's change log is built for it: additions, removals and parameter updates across its 25,839 channels are timestamped and archived, so a pay-TV operations desk can reconstruct prior lineups. SatIndex complements it with a change ticker for new and discontinued channels across its 17-satellite, 8,621-channel footprint.