DroidSat is a real-time satellite tracker.
Point your handset at the sky and see which satellites are there.
Droidsat is for advanced users who want to use their own TLEs or work offline.Novice users may prefer Space junk or Satellite AR which are more user friendly.
Key features of DroidSat:
- after satellite files have been downloaded, no network connection is required.- ability to load your own satellite TLE files.- highly configurable display settings can minimize CPU use and save power.- fast forward and orbital path display to show future satellite positions.
Enable GPS location and your internet connection before starting it for the first time.
Menu functions:
You may also copy your own TLE files to/sdcard/Android/data/com.mkf.droidsat/files
Further instructions are available athttp://sites.google.com/site/droidsatproject/instructions
DroidSat is GPL. Source code available athttp://code.google.com/p/droidsat/
DroidSat uses Horst Meyerdierks' Sputnik 3.1 java program for satellite position calculations.Satellite orbital data is downloaded from the celestrak.net, amsat.org and Mike McCants' websites.Latest update uses MyLocation class from Fedor on stackoverflow.com
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 2.53 posted on 2014-11-22
Added supplemental TLE files from celestrak - derived directly from owner/operator-supplied orbital data: GPS, GLONASS, METEOSAT, SES and ORBCOMM - Version 2.2.3 posted on 2011-03-16
Several fixes and updates
Program Details
- Category: Education > Reference Tools
- Publisher: DroidSat
- License: Free
- Price: N/A
- Version: 2.53
- Platform: android