The Satellite Modeler (SM) is a distributed virtual environment application that simulates the near-earth space environment and portrays 3D graphical satellite models moving in their correct orbits around the earth. The systems allows the user to view satellites in orbit from both a space-based and earth-based point of view. The Satellite Modeler provides capabilities that allow a user to interact with multiple satellite models and with active satellite constellations. The user can establish satellite orbital parameters during distributed virtual environment initialization and while the virtual environment is running. The system also functions as a network actor in a distributed virtual environment. The Satellite Modeler achieves realistic physical modeling of satellite orbital motion by basing its orbital calculations upon orbital mechanics and NORAD orbital element descriptions for satellites in orbit.


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    Title :

    Distributed virtual environment for satellite orbital modelling and near-earth space environment simulation and portrayal


    Additional title:

    Eine verteilte virtuelle Softwareumgebung zur Modellierung von Orbital-Satelliten sowie zur Simulierung und Porträtierung des Weltraumes nahe der Erde


    Contributors:
    Stytz, M.R. (author) / Kunz, A.A. (author)

    Published in:

    Simulation, San Diego ; 67 , 1 ; 7-20


    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    14 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 22 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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