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| | In a nutshell, orbital mechanics comprises the science/mathematics used to
predict ("propagate") how a body (a spacecraft or a planet) moves relative to another
body/bodies (a planet or a sun).
News
Orbital Mechanics Overview, Pictures, Educational Material
Astronomy
 | Bad Astronomy debunks movies,
TV and other media sources that "propagate" (nerd pun)
misconceptions about astronomy.
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| Heavens-Above helps you locate
satellites, planets or stars based on where you are located. Now if I
could only find a site that would tell me where I am |
| The
Nine Planets An introduction to our solar system |
NASA
| NASA-JPL
Disneyland for orbitologists, ellipticians and other space nerds |
| NASA-Tech Info Starting place for searching NASA for technical information |
S/C Ephemeris (Orbits)
Software
| STK STK is a nice
software package that I use at work for various things. You can even
request a free version that has limited, but useful, capabilities.
Wish I had it at school ;) |
| Celestrak |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Software Links, et al... |
| Maxima - NotS/C or
orbit related software, but a free symbolic software package |
| SCILAB - Matlab like
product |
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