diff --git a/application/controllers/Satellite.php b/application/controllers/Satellite.php
index 55501e383..1c94fd5f1 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Satellite.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Satellite.php
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ class Satellite extends CI_Controller {
 
 		// You can modify some preferences in Predict(), the defaults are below
 		//
-		$predict->minEle     = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('minelevation')); // Minimum elevation for a pass
+		$predict->minEle     = intval($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('minelevation'))); // Minimum elevation for a pass
 		$predict->timeRes    = 1; // Pass details: time resolution in seconds
-		$predict->numEntries = 100; // Pass details: number of entries per pass
+		$predict->numEntries = 20; // Pass details: number of entries per pass
 		// $predict->threshold  = -6; // Twilight threshold (sun must be at this lat or lower)
 
 		// Get the passes and filter visible only, takes about 4 seconds for 10 days
diff --git a/application/views/satellite/pass.php b/application/views/satellite/pass.php
index 5990dc924..f8d8e51b8 100644
--- a/application/views/satellite/pass.php
+++ b/application/views/satellite/pass.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<form class="d-flex align-items-center">
 			<div class="mb-3 w-auto">
 				<label class="my-1 me-sm-2 w-auto" id="satslabel" for="satslist">Min Satellite Elevation</label>
-				<input class="my-1 me-sm-2 w-auto form-control form-control-sm" id="minelevation" type="text" name="e" value="0" style="width:30px;" />
+				<input class="my-1 me-sm-2 w-auto form-control form-control-sm" id="minelevation" type="number" name="e" value="0" style="width:30px;" />
 			</div>
 			<div class="mb-3 w-auto">
 				<label class="my-1 me-sm-2 w-auto" for="minazimuth">Min Azimut</label>