Satellite Sniffer

Satellite Sniffer Readme documentiation
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
2. Features
3. Setup
4. Optional setup
5. Built With

About The Project

The application displays the desired satellite orbits on a 2D representation of Earth. When the application starts, it initially shows the paths of two satellites (ISS (ZARYA) and HST) relative to Earth.

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Features

Display the satellites listed in Satellites.txt

Show the GMT time corresponding to the satellite's current position.

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Setup

Clone the repository

Install vcpkg packages

SDL2

SDL2-Images

SDL2-TTF

Install Python Interpreter and packages

pip

ephem

Build the application by the CMakeLists.txt

Optional Setup: Add more satellites to display in addition to the above

Register at https://www.space-track.org to fetch TLE data for the desired satellites

Set environment variables for the build and fetch process

USERNAME

PASSWORD

Provide image for the satellite in png format

Add exact name of satellite (NORAD name) and NORAD ID separated by ; to Satellites.txt

Example: ISS (ZARYA);25544

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Built With

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