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Celestia is a "real-time space simulation that lets you experience our
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Celestia is a "real-time space simulation that lets you experience our
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universe in three dimensions".
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universe in three dimensions".
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The present repo contains a script to import GNSS ("GPS") satellite
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The present repo contains the `tle2ssc` Python script which converts
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TLE files into Celestia. It could be easily updated for any other source
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NORAD Two-Line Element sets (TLE) from CelesTrak into into
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of TLEs.
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Solar System Catalog (SSC) files that can be read by Celestia.
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The `tle2ssc` script is set by default to retrieve the latest orbits
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for various GNSS ("GPS") satellite systems.
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It could be easily updated for any other source of TLEs.
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*GNSS Satellites Orbiting Earth*
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![celestia-gnss-orbits](pics/celestia-gnss-orbits.png)
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![celestia-gnss-orbits](pics/celestia-gnss-orbits.png)
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# Use in Celestia
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# Use in Celestia
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Use thusly, hooman.
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*Celestia Showing GNSS Satellites with Labels*
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![celestia-gnss-screenshot](pics/celestia-gnss-screenshot.png)
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![celestia-gnss-screenshot](pics/celestia-gnss-screenshot.png)
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Then copy the satellites you want into your Celestia extras dir.
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Then copy the satellites you want into your Celestia extras dir.
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sudo cp -a extras/gnss/gnss.ssc /usr/share/celestia/extras-standard/
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sudo cp -a extras/gnss/gnss.ssc /usr/share/celestia/extras-standard/
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```
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Each system, GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, or the GNSS files can
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Each system, GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, can be used,
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be used which include all four.
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or the GNSS files which include all four, plus more regional systems.
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# Screenshots
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# Screenshots
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