diff --git a/satsim/satsim.py b/satsim/satsim.py
index d0daccd..947abed 100644
--- a/satsim/satsim.py
+++ b/satsim/satsim.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import numpy as np
 import threading
 from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord as sc
+from os import system
+
+#debugg to rebuild the file every test
+system('cp command_q test_q')
+
 
 class Sat:
     def __init__(self):
-        self.location = self.getLoc()
+        self.location = self.get_loc()
         self.attitude = sc(0,0, unit='deg', frame='icrs')
-        self.saturation = 0
         self.battery = 10000
         self.MTE = 0
         self.kill = False
@@ -20,41 +24,53 @@ class Sat:
                 "torquers": False,
                 "gyro_del": False,
         }
+        self.maneuver_q = []
+        self.maneuver_TTC = 0 #time to completion
+        self.gyro_saturation = 0
 
-    def getLoc(self):
+        self.lens_temp =
+
+    def get_loc(self):
+        """
+        retrieve location from orbit sim
+        """
         pass
 
-    def inst_optical(self):
+    def get_status(self, command="null"):
+        print("BoSLOO STATUS:")
+        print("Feelin Fine <3")
+
+    def inst_optical(self, command="null"):
         """
         Main Telescope
         """
         pass
 
-    def inst_ultraviolet(self):
+    def inst_ultraviolet(self, command="null"):
         """
         UV band Telescope
         """
         pass
     
-    def inst_Hydrogen_line(self):
+    def inst_hydrogen_line(self, command="null"):
         """
         hydrogen line radio telescope
         """
 
 
-    def inst_radiation(self):
+    def inst_radiation(self, command="null"):
         """
         beta/gamma detector
         """
         pass
 
-    def inst_gravitometer(self):
+    def inst_gravitometer(self, command="null"):
         """
         local gravity and potential gravity waves (rare)
         """
         pass
 
-    def inst_hg_antenna(self):
+    def inst_hg_antenna(self, command="null"):
         """
         tight beam antenna for high speed up/downlink
         has to point at your ground station.
@@ -63,24 +79,47 @@ class Sat:
 
     def check_command_q(self):
         with open('test_q', 'r+') as q:
-            commands = q.readlines()
+            commands = q.read().splitlines()
             remainder = ""
             for com in commands:
                 if int(com.split(":")[0]) == self.MTE:
                     print("got com -> ", com)
+
+                    com_type = com.split(":")[1]
+                    if com_type.strip() == "status":
+                        self.get_status(com)
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "point":
+                        self.set_target(com)
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "uload":
+                        self.upload(com)
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "dload":
+                        self.download()
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "list":
+                        self.list_drive()
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+                    elif com_type.strip() == "status":
+
                 else:
-                    remainder += com
+                    remainder += com + '\n'
             q.truncate(0)
             q.seek(0)
             q.write(remainder)
 
     def update(self):
         self.check_command_q()
-        self.MTE += 1
         if not self.kill:
             threading.Timer(1, self.update).start()
         else:
             print("heading to bed")
+        self.MTE += 1
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":