Satellite Explorer displays active satellites orbiting the Earth: what are they used for, where are they and who owns them? Discover the current position of each satellite along with purpose, operator and launch information.
You need to have git and npm installed on your machine. Clone this repository to your computer with the following command:
git clone git@github.com:RalucaNicola/satellite-explorer.gitInstall the modules that are need to run the app:
npm installNow you can start the vite development server to test the app on your local machine:
# it will start a server instance and begin listening for connections from localhost on port 3000
npm run devTo build/deploy the app, you can simply run:
# it will place all files needed for deployment into the /dist directory
npm run buildCopy the content of the /dist directory to the server where you want to deploy the application.
- Satellite metadata from the Union of Concerned Scientists Satellite Database
- Satellite positions calculated from TLE data. The data is updated on a weekly basis.
- Firefly basemap by John Nelson
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