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So this will be the final OneWeb constellation: https://space-search.io/?search=OneWeb https://space-search.io/?search=OneWeb (shamelessly plugging my own webs

by erwinh 7y ago

So this will be the final OneWeb constellation: https://space-search.io/?search=OneWeb https://space-search.io/?search=OneWeb (shamelessly plugging my own website here) Such a shame about OneWeb though, met some of them at a conference in Spain just a month ago, where the elephant in the room was StarLink already.

tobiastobias 7y ago
How cool! I have never seen space/satellites so intuitively explained. 2 ideas: Can you include spaceships or the ISS? As well it would be cool to see the satellites actually flying in time-lapse. Keep up the good work - thanks for sharing :-)
- erwinh 7y ago
  Thanks! Time-lapse & animation is on the to-do list :) Depends a little bit on the classifications of the spaceships but these are included in the data. I'm still working on (even) more intuitive labeling & categorisation systems but for example ISS can currently be found by the cospar ID for the first element launched: https://space-search.io/?search=cospar%2098067A https://space-search.io/?search=cospar%2098067A Ease of use is my primary focus so feels good to hear that it's recognised and appreciated!
rossmohax 7y ago
How do they deploy evenly spaced sattelites on the same orbit?
- erwinh 7y ago
  You can launch them all at once on a sort of dispenser system. Then after they are separated they are on the exact same orbit. By increasing or decreasing that orbit height by just a tiny bit they will speed up or down and start to disperse. Over multiple days/weeks they will start to disperse across that orbit. Once they are all spaced to the position where they want them they move up/down again to the exact orbit to maintain position. Maybe later in the year I'll make an animation about it, because initially it is a bit counter intuitive but once you get it it makes a lot of sense :)
- numpad0 7y ago
  Easy. Just fly the upper stage slightly higher than wanted and shoot one at a time into the final orbit desired distance apart. (Payloads’ own engines works fine though)
arijun 7y ago
Really cool website! Makes it much easier to visualize the difference between different types of orbits. One suggestion would be to either disable panning or give a snap to center button. I found it too easy to pan by accident when zooming out and then the rotation could flip the earth out of view
- erwinh 7y ago
  Yeah I heard this from more people! Thanks for the suggestion and alerting me to the issue. I think I'll add a snap to center button soon and some more functionality on this too :)

by erwinh 7y ago

tobiastobias 7y ago

How cool! I have never seen space/satellites so intuitively explained. 2 ideas: Can you include spaceships or the ISS? As well it would be cool to see the satellites actually flying in time-lapse. Keep up the good work - thanks for sharing :-)

erwinh 7y ago
Thanks! Time-lapse & animation is on the to-do list :) Depends a little bit on the classifications of the spaceships but these are included in the data. I'm still working on (even) more intuitive labeling & categorisation systems but for example ISS can currently be found by the cospar ID for the first element launched: https://space-search.io/?search=cospar%2098067A https://space-search.io/?search=cospar%2098067A Ease of use is my primary focus so feels good to hear that it's recognised and appreciated!

rossmohax 7y ago

How do they deploy evenly spaced sattelites on the same orbit?

erwinh 7y ago
You can launch them all at once on a sort of dispenser system. Then after they are separated they are on the exact same orbit. By increasing or decreasing that orbit height by just a tiny bit they will speed up or down and start to disperse. Over multiple days/weeks they will start to disperse across that orbit. Once they are all spaced to the position where they want them they move up/down again to the exact orbit to maintain position. Maybe later in the year I'll make an animation about it, because initially it is a bit counter intuitive but once you get it it makes a lot of sense :)
numpad0 7y ago
Easy. Just fly the upper stage slightly higher than wanted and shoot one at a time into the final orbit desired distance apart. (Payloads’ own engines works fine though)

arijun 7y ago

Really cool website! Makes it much easier to visualize the difference between different types of orbits. One suggestion would be to either disable panning or give a snap to center button. I found it too easy to pan by accident when zooming out and then the rotation could flip the earth out of view

erwinh 7y ago
Yeah I heard this from more people! Thanks for the suggestion and alerting me to the issue. I think I'll add a snap to center button soon and some more functionality on this too :)