High-Level Project Summary
We have developed a web application that performs the tracking of spatial trash using TLE data from the Celestrak database. Our idea was that the application had filters to allow a better visualization of the spacial trash, in addition to grouping nearby satellites into clusters through a clustering algorithm.
Link to Project "Demo"
Link to Final Project
Detailed Project Description
Our app is a simple website that when opened retrieves TLE data from Celestrak. After that, using the satellitejs library we convert the two lines of each TLE to position data such as latitude, longitude and height. All this was coded in javascript and runs in the browser itself when the page is opened, for this reason we were able to host it on Github Pages.
Space Agency Data
We use data from the Celestrak database, more specifically TLE data classified as spacial trash, like debris, rocket bodies, etc.
Hackathon Journey
We enjoyed participating in Hackathon, as it gave us the opportunity to learn new things. Like in this challenge, where we had to learn about tracking objects in orbit.
References
- Celestrak: https://celestrak.com/
- satellite-js: https://github.com/shashwatak/satellite-js
- OpenLayers: https://openlayers.org/
Global Judging
This project has been submitted for consideration during the Judging process.