anoved / Ground-Track-Generator

Save satellite ground tracks generated from TLE orbit info as GIS-compatible shapefiles.
http://anoved.net/2012/03/making-gtg/
MIT License
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Support alternative orbit models #2

Open anoved opened 12 years ago

anoved commented 12 years ago

Ground Track Generator is currently based on the SGP4 model, which in turn is reliant on current TLE data files for accurate performance. However, it would be useful to be able to generate ground tracks using other (simpler albeit perhaps less accurate) data sources and models - for example, Keplerian elements.