Satellite pass text files as archived and distributed by Dundee Satellite Receiving Station are formatted as follows.
| Date: | Day Month Year (obselete) |
| Sat: | Dundee satellite number (corresponds to NOAA number, Terra=42, Aqua=43, SeaStar=50) |
| Dirn: | Northbound or Southbound pass direction |
| Eqxt: | Hour Minute Second (obselete) |
| Eqxw: | Equator crossing angle (Longitude degrees West) |
| OHtime: | HourMinute (obselete) |
| Orbitnum: | Orbit number |
| Ident: | Tape identification for Dundee archive |
| Numlines: | Number of scan lines in pass |
| Avr.Alt: | Average Altitude (km) (obselete) |
| Firstline | Time of first line [Hour Minute Second Millisecond Day Month Year] |
| Lastline | Time of last line |
| Duration | Duration of pass (minutes) |
| EqxT | Time of equator crossing |
| Horiz | Theoretical time of satellite rising horizon |
| Ohead | Time of maximum elevation |
| Delay | Time from equator crossing to horizon |
| Format | Data format identification |
| Bad-lines | Number of scan lines with errors |
| CD-Ident | CD identification for Dundee archive |
| Attitude | TimeSinceFirstLine Yaw Roll Pitch (attitude, time in minutes, angles in degrees) |
| RegionStartline | First scan line number of extracted region |
| RegionEndline | Last scan line number of extracted region |
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