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Knee Deep in Satellite Debris

March 1st, 2009

A quick update on the Google Earth browser plugin based tracker displaying the debris from the collision between the Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 satellites on February 10th.
I mentioned the possibility that the number of fragments tracked in the Norad orbtial elements might increase. Well they have. Threefold over the [...]

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Satellite Collision Debris Tracking in the Google Earth Plug-in

February 23rd, 2009

Following on from my visualization of the satellite collision over Siberia on February 10th involving Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251, here’s an Google Earth browser plugin based tracker for the debris from the crash.
Full screen version here: http://barnabu.co.uk/geapi/debris
The application loads up to date Norad orbital elements on start up, and propogates the orbits of [...]

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