Introduction
WinOrbit is a program for computing artificial Earth-satellite position
and visibility, with the Amateur Radio Satellite operator in mind.
WinOrbit is free. If you enjoy the program and want to express your
support, you could join
AMSAT,
or make a donation to the Amateur Satellite program, but that's up to you.
Please note: absolutely no guarantees of accuracy or precision
are made! Commercial use is prohibited.
You can read more about:
Features of the program
Getting copies and updates
History
Performance, including:
Accuracy
Speed
Acknowledgements
To learn more about satellite orbital calculations, read some of the
articles listed in the
Bibliography.
To learn more about the Amateur Satellite program, beginning with
Oscar I,
refer to some of the material on individual
satellites.
The program (and this help file) are under construction, and your feedback is
encouraged. Please send any comments, corrections, suggestions or questions to
me.
GL es 73 !
de K8CG, Carl Gregory, December 1995
Internet: k8cg@amsat.org, cgregory@uiuc.edu.
Packet: K8CG@N9LNQ.IL.USA.NOAM
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