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Satellite Atlas has reached its first Release Candidate. This build consolidates the classroom-ready feature set and removes development-phase labeling from the public interface.
Metric uses kilometres and km/s. Customary uses miles and mi/s.
Satellite Atlas is an educational application designed to make Earth satellite orbits understandable through interactive exploration.
Satellite.js 7.0.1 is embedded locally and used under the MIT License for SGP4/SDP4 propagation and coordinate transforms. Verified online orbital records may be requested from CelesTrak and are cached locally in the user’s browser. Satellite.js project.
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Technical and maintenance information is intentionally consolidated in this modal to preserve interface space.
Rotate: drag the Earth with a mouse or one finger.
Zoom: use the mouse wheel, trackpad, or the +/− buttons.
Select: click a satellite marker to show its placeholder record.
Time: use Play/Pause, playback speed, or the timeline slider.
Keyboard: Space toggles playback; R resets the view; Esc closes an open modal.