Satellite Trajectory

Version 1.2.1.1 (524 KB) by Huy Nguyen
Tool for visualizing spacecraft trajectory around a planet in various coordinate systems.
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Inputs are the Keplerian orbital elements, planet properties, and ground station coordinates. Tabs include plots of spacecraft trajectory in the following coordinate systems:

Perifocal
Planet-Centered Inertial
Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed (Planet-Centered Rotational)
East-North-Up
Groundtrack
Horizontal

Includes animation and slider controls for plotting the position of the spacecraft within the time frame defined from the time of periapsis passage, tau, to an arbitrary time, t_1. Four example .ini configurations are included to demonstrate usage.

Units are in SI (km) with options to select degrees or radians (as of version 1.1.0).

Cite As

Huy Nguyen (2024). Satellite Trajectory (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/85273-satellite-trajectory), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2020b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.2.1.1

Updated About
1.2.1

Units are now in degrees by default
Updated screenshot and description
1.2.0.1

Updated screenshot for version 1.2.0
1.2.0

- Now displays current spacecraft position and time in plots
- Minor changes
1.1.1

Minor fixes.
1.1.0.1

Updated screenshot for version 1.1.0
1.1.0

See changelog.txt
1.0.0