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A natural or artificial object orbiting near a bigger object (typically a planet)

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onGpsStatusChanged called only once

Okay I realized my original code was nearly 400 lines, so I formatted it a bit leaving only most vital parts in, so I hope somebody can help. So basically I am running LocationListener in background service, here is the code: package…
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Rectangular Coordinates for Earth Satellites in PyEphem

I have searched through a large number of PyEphem webpages, downloaded code, and investigated objects, but I have not found a way to get the earth-centered rectangular coordinates of an earth satellite in some nominally inertial coordinate system.…
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showing property lines in Google Maps with Hybrid or Satellite view

Google maps will show property lines if you're sufficiently zoomed in and looking at the map view (in certain areas). But switching it to either hybrid or satellite view clears all the property lines. Is there a way to create a map that will still…
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How to create an orbit of a satellite and animate it with SGP4 model?

I'm a beginner of Cesium and Javascript code. I need to create the orbit of a satellite (ESEO) around the globe. The satellite have to move according to SGP4 model. How can I create it in Cesium sandcastle? I'm in trouble because I'm not finding any…
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Maps for China - which is correct, Satellite or default street map ? does that mean geocoding results are wrong?

So it is known that the maps, either the regular street map or the satellite map, does not line up correctly in specific parts of China. So which map lines up correctly, the satellite map or the default street map? Some sites suggest that the…
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Is it normal to get more than 20 visible Gps.Satellites in Android?

I'm writing a short activity to get the GPS Satellite Data. I know there are max. 32 GPS Satellites up there and 24 of them are actives. At a time at my location (Berlin-Germany) I should only see max. 12 GPS satellites. When I test my application…
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Python satellite tracking with spg4, pyephem - positions not matching

I'm trying to write a basic python scrip that will track a given satellite, defined with tle's, from a given location. I'm not a asto/orbital person but am trying to become smarter on it. I am running into a problem where the different models I'm…
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Web Services Available to get the number of satellites visible to a given coordinates

Hi I want to know is there any web services or URLs available to get the number of visible satellites by passing longitudes and latitudes. I tried searching but could find a service to use as a desktop application. I want to use this service without…
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GPS number of satellites and location filtering

Based on the available Location fields, the float accuracy seems the main field to determine how good a GPS location is, without taking into account the timestamp. I wonder if it may also be helpful to parse the number of satellites from the NMEA…
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Download Image from Google Earth Engine `ImageCollection` to drive

I need to download single or multiple images from the collection of ee. (preferably multiple but I can just put a single image code in a loop). My main problem --> Download every month image from a start date to end date for a specific location…
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Two way communication using satellite with Android mobile

I am going to make an app which will be communicating with satellite to have two way text communication using Android device. How to proceed with this? I have satellite modem and everything else that I might need. Just need a little guidance in…
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(Satellite on orbit) - Create the tangent cone from point to sphere

I am trying to draw a cone, connected to the sphere in Matlab. I have the point [x1,y1,z1] outside of the sphere [x2,y2,z2] with R radius and I want it to be the top of the cone, created out of tangents. On this pictures you can see what I have in…
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Skyfield visible area underneath EarthSatellite

How would I calculate the area below an EarthSatellite so that I can plot the swath of land covered as the satellite passes over? Is there anything in Skyfield that would facilitate that? Edit: Just thought I'd clarify what I mean by area below the…
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How to plot the field of view of an Earth-Observation satellite when close to the poles using basemap?

I am trying to draw the maximum (theoretical) field of view of a satellite along its orbit. I am using Basemap, on which I want to plot different positions along the orbit (with scatter), and I would like to add the whole field of view using the…
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Seeking satellite image API

I’m seeking a satellite image API which I can call with lat/long, date, resolution, among other things, and pull a satellite image to analyze. What are some go-to APIs for this purpose? I’m willing to pay as I anticipate heavy usage.
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