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A natural or artificial object orbiting near a bigger object (typically a planet)

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Leaflet Map API with Google Satellite Layer

I'm very interested in the Leaflet Map API. However, I need to be able to use the Google Satellite Layer. I have not been able to find an example on how to add a Google Satellite Layer to Leaflet. I understand that I will still need to load the…
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Languages used to write programs for satellite-missions?

Just out of interest , we know there's a lot of programming involved in the making of a satellite . Which languages are they written in ?
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How to add a satellite view in android studio?

My map is working fine.However, i want to add a satellite view along with my normal view? How can i achieve that? public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnMapReadyCallback { private GoogleMap mMap; @Override protected void…
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Python coordinate transformation ECI to ECEF

I am using sgp4 python package (developed by Brandon Rhodes); I am inputting the TLE information for ISS(Zarya). I get the position of the satellite at a certain date, in the in ECI coordinate system. However, I want to convert it to ECEF coordinate…
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Image processing of Satellite Images

Is it possible to analyze the satellite images to find the possibility of rainfall ares, moisture landscapes such as water bodies, forest areas, wasteland, etc by using computer languages such as C, C++, Java? Which is the best among these? Is It…
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How do I convert ECI coordinates to longitude latitude and altitude to display on a Map?

I would like to be more specific about what I want to do. I get coordinates in ECI and I need to get the latitude and longitude from this. How can I do? I was searching but I could'nt find anything about it. Thanks again. (I'm doing a small program…
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Phonegap Android and GPS satellite

It seems phonegap does not use GPS satellite instead geolocation from cellular network. I am not satisfied with the accuracy, always between 150-1000 meters. GPS activity logo is not displayed as well. Is there any way to force an android app to…
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Getting the number of satellites from Location object

I'm using a GPS provider and LocationListener.onLocationChanged(Location location) to receive location fixes. Documentation says, that Location.getExtras() contains next key/value pair: satellites - the number of satellites used to derive the…
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Python - find out how much of an image is black

I am downloading satellite pictures like this (source: u0553130 at home.chpc.utah.edu) Since some images are mostly black, like this one, I don't want to save it. How can I use python to check if the image is more than 50% black?
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Pyephem Algorithms Reference

I have never used pyephem before, and I'm not expert in satellite positioning. I'd like to exploit pyephem to calculate the position of a satellite using TLE. I have to do something very easy, like that: tle=["ISS (ZARYA)","1 25544U 98067A …
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What is .NET assembly culture?

After searching on website I post this question. I am aware of the fact that by default assemblies are "culture neutral" and one can create satellite assemblies with only resources (and no code) with culture specific information and place them…
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Retrieving # of satellites used in gps fix from Android

I am trying to retrieve the # of satellites used in the GPS fix. I have implemented two different methods, as shown below: package ti.utils; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.location.GpsSatellite; import…
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Which should I use: Python-sgp4, PyEphem, python-skyfield

The landscape of Python tools that seem to accomplish the task of propagating Earth satellites/celestial bodies is confusing. Depending on what you're trying to do, PyEphem or Python-SGP4 may be more suitable. Which of these should I use if: I want…
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Get all the supported Cultures from a satellite assembly

I am using a satellite assembly to hold all the localization resources in a C# application. What I need to do is create a menu in the GUI with all the available languages that exists for the application. Is there any way to get information…
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pyephem compute elevation angle

I would like to compute easily the elevation angle of a satellite in python with the library PyEphem in function of a particular observer. This matter is really new for me so I'm using the picture below to be sure we are talking about the same…
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