Orbit your own satellite

ripple · Post by **ripple** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:07 pm

Here's a little program created in Java that allows you to launch your own satellites. There's no instructions, but the best way to do launch one is click and drag your mouse in the direction you want your satellite to travel.

Takes a little practice, but fun for a cloudy night.

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/ap ... lites.html

Jon Hickman · Post by **Jon Hickman** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:30 am

I think I just killed all the dinosaurs! And us, and the moon, and....!!!

ripple · Post by **ripple** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:56 am

Jon Hickman wrote:I think I just killed all the dinosaurs! And us, and the moon, and....!!!

Yea, me too. I had one going in a figure 8 pattern around the moon and earth, but it didn't last too long. Crashed right into the moon.

Starforce2 · Post by **Starforce2** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:38 pm

I seem to have achieved a somewhat stable orbit. It goes from nearly circular to somewhat comet like elongated orbit. hasn't cccrashed for several min...I'll leave it run for a while lol.

lolife · Post by **lolife** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:19 am

Dang, that moon sure makes it difficult to get something stable...

Starforce2 · Post by **Starforce2** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:52 pm

I had one going for about an hr or so then I checked and it was gone, so it either crashed or it has a time limit.

Bill Bynum · Post by **Bill Bynum** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:27 pm

I got one to go for about 15 minutes in a highly eccentric but stable "earth" orbit, and then realized how silly it was to have been watching it for that long.

EricS · Post by **EricS** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:15 am

I could do this for HOURS!

rbubany · Post by **rbubany** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:08 pm

I created a comet. Will check back in 75 years.