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Orbital Calculator v2 Feature List

The list of features in v2.0 has grown considerably since the last version in the v1.x series (v1.2), and all known bugs have been removed. It has been a complete redevelopment from the ground up using a different programming language. I'll bullet-point all the features and try to keep this list brief and to the point.

  • Database Stats now provides totals
  • Repeat Last Calculation now works even if you've removed both the host mass and satellite mass from the database
  • Import Data recognises v1.x import files and databases (so you import directly from an old database)
  • Preferences to control update checking, restoring window sizes and positions
  • Gravitation and Motion to calculate gravity, escape velocity and gravitational acceleration at the surface and at an elevation
  • Lagrange Points calculated as distance from the surfaces of the host and satellite mass
  • Two-Body Orbits taking into consideration the masses of both host and satellite
  • Distance from Period when all you know is the host mass and and the orbital period
  • Satellite Footprint from Altitude
    • Visible Surface of host mass as %
    • Latitude spread of the footprint across the surface
    • Diameter of footprint
    • Radius of footprint
    • Surface Area of footprint in square kilometres
    • Maximum Period of Visibility of satellite from the ground
  • Age from Orbit calculate someone's apparent age from local years
  • Age and Weight on Solar System Planets
  • Calculate Habitable Zone (a.k.a. Goldilocks Zone) around a star
  • Time Dilation from Velocity where velocity is a factor of the speed of light
  • Time Dilation from Orbit factoring both gravitational time dilation and acceleration time-dilation
  • Password Generator to generate very strong passwords for those pesky internet logins
  • Context-sensitive Help
  • Zoom-in, Zoom-out if things are a little hard to read
  • Multi-Platform it runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
  • 64-bit versions available for all platforms
  • 32-bit versions available for Windows and Linux
  • Portable means it doesn't have to be installed - just unzip and run. Can be run from a USB stick.

Many of the existing features have been revamped and are much easier to use. At the time this article was written, all these features have been implemented and the software is undergoing testing.

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