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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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Space Crash, Update

February 12th, 2009

Because you can never have too many ways to see the same thing. This is a browser based version of my satellite visualization from ealier today. Showing the February 10th coming together of US and Russian communication satellites, Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 over Siberia
Same idea as before, plots the locations of the [...]

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When two satellites collide, in Google Earth

February 12th, 2009

This is a quick Google Earth timeline animation of the recent satellite collision between the Russian Cosmos 2251 and the US iridium 33.
Update 2009-02-14: Two ways to view this now.
- A Google Earth browser plug-in version
- Or the original KML file for regular Google Earth below
Cosmos 2251 and Iridium 33 Collide
Use the time [...]

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Interactive Spiders and Charts

December 24th, 2007

A couple of updates to my recent Google Earth GPS-satellite visibility animation:
Firstly, you can now change the viewing location to anywhere on Earth.  To do this, right click on the Location folder (with the blue dot) in the side panel and select Refresh.  The animation will then centre on the current view.
Secondly, the visualization displays a Screen [...]

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