Did you know the brightest man-made object orbiting the earth is the International Space Station?
And, did you know it is very easily seen on a clear night?
With the Satellites application, you can determine when the space station is visible from your location for viewing.
In addition, you can also track the Hubble space telescope, GPS, navigation, communication, earth and science,
scientific, NOAA, space shuttle (when in orbit), and amateur ham radio satellites.
There are over 1200+ satellites available.
Satellites allows you to do the following:
* real-time satellite tracking and prediction
* display the location and footprint of the satellite on a map
* show the location (latitude, longitude, azimuth, elevation, height, range, orbit #, next rise, period, footprint radius)
* select over 1200+ different satellites orbiting the earth
* update your location for determining proper position
* list future passes for your location
* load newly launched satellite's TLE data
* update the NORAD TLEs data to have the latest orbital positions
* show the location of the sun and terminator line
* for a particular type of satellite, show all that are in-view from your location simultaneously
* determine where to point your commercial satellite dish for required azimuth and elevation to receive broadcast signals
* list frequencies for some satellites
* augmented reality to help you pinpoint the satellite
* determine when you may see Iridium flares
Satellites is great for finding those "shooting stars" that every kid loves to see on clear nights.
And, get ready for version 1.4 which allows you to see where your dish should be pointed for satellite installation.
Click on the following button to download the application to your phone.
In version 1.3, Sky Locator augmented reality is enabled to help you pinpoint the location of the satellite. Currently, since no onboard compass is available, only elevation is available until the phones support it.
In version 1.4 or greater, you can use the Satellites application to show you where to point (direct azimuth and elevation) your satellite dish.
For example, the next two images show the user tracking the EuroBird1 satellite near the coast of Rome. After zooming-in with the phone button, the red line appears
that shows the direction of the satellite. The white line denotes direct north. Similarly, the next two examples show the user tracking the DirectTV 10 satellite from near Seattle.
Then after zooming-in with the phone button, the red line denotes the direction of the satellite and where the satellite dish should be pointed to receive its broadcast signals.
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