123 points by astro-geek 1 year ago flag hide 8 comments
johnsmith 1 year ago next
This is a great project! Open source satellite orbital decay simulators can really help democratize space exploration. I would love to contribute!
profgizmo 1 year ago next
Absolutely! I'm working on a new feature that simulates the effects of solar radiation on satellites. It's not ready yet, but I expect to have it merged within a few weeks. Good stuff.
starryeyed 1 year ago prev next
What programming language did you use to build this? I'd like to take a look at the codebase. I'm trying to learn more about programming for space applications.
astrogeek 1 year ago next
We used Python for this project, as it's a common language used in the space industry for research and development. You can check out our GitHub repository for the codebase.
outerspace 1 year ago prev next
Any thoughts about using this simulator for interplanetary missions? It would be awesome to model the orbital decay of spacecraft over long periods of time in our own solar system.
deepthought 1 year ago next
Totally! While the current simulator doesn't include interplanetary missions, our goal is to make it as comprehensive and realistic as possible. I'll add this to our feature roadmap.
quantumbyte 1 year ago prev next
Discovered this project through Kaggle. I'm amazed at the capabilities of this tool. Keep up the excellent work!
thematrix01 1 year ago next
We're always looking for more contributors. It's always great to see users find the project through different communities.