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VISUAL SAT-FLARE TRACKER - MOBILE v.1.0
For Symbian 3rd Edition




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Fig 1. Iridium 33 with orbit, ground track and visibility circles. Fig 2. Zoom over Italy. The orbit is vertically projected on the globe.


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Fig 3. Again another Iridium 33 view from above the orbital plane. Fig 4. All the Iridium satellites (300 satellites can be displayed in real-time).


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Fig 5. Zoom out. Satellite orbit and stars can be displayed.Fig 6. Constellation can be displayed as well in the 3D view.


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Fig 7. The sky semi-sphere behind the Earth.  Fig 8.  Sky chart with constellations and satellites.


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Fig 9. Zoom on the tracked satellite. The satellite is locked.Fig 10. The satellite is locked on the sky char in vertical view (binocular).

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Fig 11. Iridium flare can be visually represented.Fig 12. The program can search for iridium flares.   

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Fig 13. Sun light can be activated.Fig 14. Satellite track in the sky.


Current program features:
  • 3D Globe with realistic texture
  • Up to 300 satellites
  • Loading TLE from text file
  • Changing working satellite
  • Zoom in-out and rotate
  • Change time offset
  • Real-time or Simulation time
  • Same algorithms and accuracy of the desktop version
  • Lock on working satellite
  • Orbit plotting
  • Orbit ground track
  • ECEF orbit plotting
  • Ground visibility circles (at the observer or satellite position)
  • 16000 stars (up to magnitude 7).
  • 3D representation of the sky with constellations
  • Sky chart (map) representation with constellations
  • Satellite plotting on the sky chart
  • Satellite orbit projected on the sky
  • Lock on the satellite on the sky chart
  • Vertical view (binocular)
  • Iridium flare visually represented (both in globe view and sky chart view)
  • Iridium Flare search
  • Sun light in both 3D view and sky chart
  • GPS locatization
  • Load / Save configurations
Next Steps:
  • Refining interface and beta testing.
  • Import exported workspaces from desktop to mobile version

Short cuts:

QWERTY KEYKEYPAD KEYFUNCTION
[Q]# Toggle: Globe view / Sky Chart view
[U]1Make globe spinning / Set Vertical Sky Chart view
[L] 2Lock on the working satellite
[M]3 Time offset +1 minute
[N]4Time offset -1 minute
[Y] 5Change Working Satellite
[.]6Show Time infos
[X]7Zoom out
[Z]8 Zoom in
[W]9Toggle: All Stars / Back Stars / No Stars
[T]0Clear Time Offset
[B] *1 Toggle visibility circles at: 0 deg. / 10 deg. / both
[K]*2Toggle ECEF plotting for satellite orbit
[J] *3Toggle ECEF plotting for orbit ground projection
[E]*4 Toggle: Draw / Hide orbits
[O]*5Toggle: All satellites / Only working satellite
[V] *6Toggle visibility circles at: observer location / satellite projection
[C]*7Toggle constellation lines plotting
[P] *8Toggle orbit plotting in sky chart view
[R]*9Toggle: Run time / Pause
[I] *0Toggle: Show flares
[:]**1Search for  iridium flares within next 3 hours (and change time)
[;]**2Toggle Sun Light
**3Toggle: high resolution for drawing earth shadow
[,] **4Reset view
[?] **5 Low power mode (save battery with 1 frame every 10 seconds. Useful while waiting for the satellite to come.)
**8Continuous GPS localization, "yacht mode" :-)
**9One-shot GPS Localization
LEFTLEFTRotate globe
RIGHTRIGHTRotate globe
UPUPTilt Globe
DOWNDOWNTilt Globe
[G] *LEFTTime  -1 hour
[H]  *RIGHTTime +1 hour
[S] *UPTime +1 second
[A] *DOWNTime -1 second
[F] **LEFTTime -1 day
[D]**RIGHTTime +1 day
**UPTime +1 month
 **DOWNTime -1 month
[SPACE]OKShow working satellite infos / Exit from *,** time set / Clear Message


Example of Basic Configuration File:

VSFT3D
LAT 45.2658376
LON -75.236421
ALT 10
END

Units are decimal degrees and meters (above WGS84).

Other lines can be inserted before the END statement:

JD 24553310.2572132Set the program time
RUN [1 | 0]Run time (RUN 1) or Pause (RUN 0)
TLE FileNameAutomatically load a file containing TLE data


If you want to become a beta-tester for this program, please get in touch.
(I will reply to all as soon as I can! Please be patient)

The program version for Windows desktop is available here for download.


By Simone Corbellini