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   * **Lagrange Points** calculated as distance from the surfaces of the host and satellite mass   * **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   * **Two-Body Orbits** taking into consideration the masses of both host and satellite
 +  * **Hohmann Transfer Orbits** for low-energy migration
 +  * **Distance Between Two Stars** using star-chart coordinates
 +  * **Apparent Magnitude** of a star from another star
   * **Distance from Period** when all you know is the host mass and and the orbital period   * **Distance from Period** when all you know is the host mass and and the orbital period
   * **Satellite Footprint from Altitude**   * **Satellite Footprint from Altitude**
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   * **Time Dilation from Velocity** where velocity is a factor of the speed of light   * **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   * **Time Dilation from Orbit** factoring both gravitational time dilation and acceleration time dilation
-  * **Visibility Over Horizon** to determine the maximum distance an object can be seen 
   * **Context-sensitive Help**   * **Context-sensitive Help**
   * **Zoom-in, Zoom-out** if things are a little hard to read   * **Zoom-in, Zoom-out** if things are a little hard to read
blog/articles/software/orbital_calculator.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/28 11:30 by Phil Ide

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