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Satellite Tracker

Tracking satellites can be fun (where is the ISS now?) … and complicated. Fortunately there are some algorithms that can help like the SGP4.

I’ve used an available php implementation of the SGP4 algorithm and made a simple satellite tracker application showing the ISS, but really it can show any satellite as long I feed the proper Two Line Element from CelesTrack.

Check the link and you’ll see where the ISS is hovering now: www.spacemig.com/satellite-tracker

 

Satellite Tracker

And you can check how accurate this is by going to this link:

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544

References

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_perturbations_models
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set
  • http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/