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Tracking the ISS: Part 1 - Positioning
If you’re just joining us now, and need a quick refresher on orbital mechanics, check out the preceding post here . I’ve posted the full code described below. It’s available in a GitHub repository here: https://github.com/dacohen/orbitalprediction/tree/master/part1 Using TLEs (Two-Line Elements) TLEs are a generic format for distributing orbital parameters. In this case, NASA generates an updated…
Tracking the ISS: Part 0 - Prerequisites
Prelude I remember waiting for the ISS as night fell. Standing next to a lake just after sunset, waiting for that little fleck of light to come over the horizon. For a few moments as it passed overhead, the astronauts aboard were no farther away than my grandparents, a few states over. But this proximity was fleeting; moving at over 17,000 mph, it rapidly dimmed, and disappeared over the horizon,…