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blog:articles:software:orbital_calculator [2020/05/31 15:07] Phil Ideblog:articles:software:orbital_calculator [2020/05/31 17:41] – [Orbital Calculator] Phil Ide
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 Even better yet, you can export any data for satellites or gravitational masses – choosing exactly which ones to export – and share the files with other users, who can import them into their own databases. Even better yet, you can export any data for satellites or gravitational masses – choosing exactly which ones to export – and share the files with other users, who can import them into their own databases.
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 +It runs on **Windows** & **Linux** (32-bit and 64-bit versions available for both platforms), and there is an armv7l version too (can you say Raspberry Pi?).
  
 //Note: you can click on any of the images to display them full size// //Note: you can click on any of the images to display them full size//
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 +===== Release Notes & Download =====
 +For the latest release notes, go to the [[:blog:articles:software:obitcalc_release_notes|Release Notes]] page.
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 +If you want to jump straight to the download, there are links to it in the top-bar menu and at the bottom of this article, else you can jump to the [[:blog:aardvaark:downloads|Downloads page]] here.
 ===== Two Types of Orbital Calculation ===== ===== Two Types of Orbital Calculation =====
 {{:blog:articles:software:twobody.png?direct&400 |Two-body calculation}}Users of the first versions of this program will be aware that the basic computation the program makes is for a satellite with an insignificant mass (vs the host gravitational mass). Simply select a mass and enter an orbital distance by typing in apogee and perigee (or just one for a circular orbit), then hit the calculate button. This is great for satellites and other types of spacecraft. {{:blog:articles:software:twobody.png?direct&400 |Two-body calculation}}Users of the first versions of this program will be aware that the basic computation the program makes is for a satellite with an insignificant mass (vs the host gravitational mass). Simply select a mass and enter an orbital distance by typing in apogee and perigee (or just one for a circular orbit), then hit the calculate button. This is great for satellites and other types of spacecraft.
blog/articles/software/orbital_calculator.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/28 11:30 by Phil Ide

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