DroidSat Apps

DroidSat is a real-time satellite tracker.Point your handset at the sky and see which satellites arethere.Droidsat is for advanced users who want to use their own TLEs orwork offline.Novice users may prefer Space junk or Satellite AR which are moreuser friendly.Key features of DroidSat:- after satellite files have been downloaded, no networkconnection is required.- ability to load your own satellite TLE files.- highly configurable display settings can minimize CPU use andsave power.- fast forward and orbital path display to show future satellitepositions.Enable GPS location and your internet connection before starting itfor the first time.Menu functions:menu->choose tles - select the category of satellite to display(stations.txt for ISS, visual.txt for the brightest satellites,tle-new.txt for recent launches)menu->playback speed - speed up display by a factor of 10, 30 or60.menu->updated tles - update the satellite database. Do this oncea week, or after new satellite launches.menu->preferences - change your display properties (colours,etc.)You may also copy your own TLE files to/sdcard/Android/data/com.mkf.droidsat/filesFurther instructions are available athttp://sites.google.com/site/droidsatproject/instructionsDroidSat is GPL. Source code available athttp://code.google.com/p/droidsat/DroidSat uses Horst Meyerdierks' Sputnik 3.1 java program forsatellite position calculations.Satellite orbital data is downloaded from the celestrak.net,amsat.org and Mike McCants' websites.Latest update uses MyLocation class from Fedor onstackoverflow.com