From: Jason Plog (rogerp@nwlink.com)
Date: Fri Jan 05 2001 - 23:12:58 MST
> One time I had some satellite software to try, it was pretty impressive.
For
> example, there was a map of the Earth and when different orbits for
satellites
> were selected then it would show the satellite's ground path. Tracking
each item
> in orbit must be a large project.
>
Here is a link to a piece of software called J-track 3d that sound like it
does a similar job. Try a quick refresh rate and run it at a high multiple
of real time to see it move. Has ground track and zoom in and out. Showed
me Earth's very expensive ring.
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/Jtrack/3d/JTrack3D.html
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