Bored? Can Get Out To Play With The Sats?

[+EraSeek]

A fun little diversion. (maybe I posted this before)

 

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html

 

click your mouse

[lucyandrickie]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...Mr.Eraseek, you are a silly man!

A fun little diversion. (maybe I posted this before)

 

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html

 

click your mouse

[+shunra]

A fun little diversion. (maybe I posted this before)

 

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html

 

click your mouse

 

I launched 250 satellites yesterday night. Only two of them are still in orbit this morning.

I guess it *is* rocket science!

 

Good thing this isn't a 3D model...

[+Intermountain Angler]

hey this is pretty cool where so you find there things at!

i have launched 6 and had one stick so far, i wonder how long it will last, like getting to the center of a tootsie pop.

[+Allanon]

Ya gotta love orbital mechanics...

[+EraSeek]

A fun little diversion. (maybe I posted this before)

 

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html

 

click your mouse

 

I launched 250 satellites yesterday night. Only two of them are still in orbit this morning.

I guess it *is* rocket science!

 

Good thing this isn't a 3D model...

 

I've done this off and on for a few years. I've gotten some sustainable ones, but never just let them go. So I guess you've got a 1 in 125 chance of hittng a good orbit. I'm not riding on your rocket!

[+shunra]

Ah, a little bit of observation and practice greatly improves the score.

 

I have 3 out of 10 surviving since breakfast :-)

[+FunnyNose]

If you go here http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/

There are about 25 more applets you can play with..

 

PS Don't forget to do some geocaching today

[+Wienerdog]

My Boss is going to love this one when I get caught! Can I give him your name?

[+webscouter.]

So any hints? I have launched a billion satellites and the longest any lasted was about 10 minutes.

[+WeightMan]

I have been able to get some stable ones by moving the mouse around the earth as I click to release sats. At one point I had some going both directions. The sats need to be released with the mouse moving or they will have no velocity and fall directly to the earth.

[+webscouter.]

Ahhh, I see, I was trying to use the moon to create the velocity.

[+EraSeek]

If you go here http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/

There are about 25 more applets you can play with..

 

PS Don't forget to do some geocaching today

 

Fun! And educational.

[+mudsneaker]

I've been having alot of fun with this during the last week. Longest orbit was about 20 hours.

 

I launch a massive cluster in one direction at different altitudes and velocitys and see what survives. usually one or two will make it for 3-6 hours. Then do another cluster going the opposite way to keep track of what ones are lasting from the first launch.

 

Thanks for the entertainment.