ISSTracker
International Space Station Live Tracking GUI
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1 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this open-source software is to provide Matlab users with the means to track the ISS in real-time, and to provide them with:
• Real-time Keplerian orbital parameters,
• Real-time 3D visualisation of the location of the ISS,
• Ground trace and real-time 2D location of the ISS,
• Real-time telescope pointing coordinates from a given user location.
This is done by propagating the orbit bulletin provided by Nasa. The ISS 24h ephemeris data [R5] is regularly updated, and provides expected positions and planned manoeuvres for two weeks.
The low-level libraries Commons-Math and Orekit are used directly within Matlab to propagate the orbit bulletin and a Matlab Guide figure updated every 10 ms displays the real-time data.
2 REQUIRED
Matlab (No toolboxes required).
An internet connection.
A good pc…
Cite As
Rami Houdroge (2026). ISSTracker (https://github.com/rhoudroge/ISSTracker), GitHub. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: orbits - plot orbits around Earth in an interactive manner.
General Information
- Version 1.1 (13 MB)
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MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
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| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.1 | Added the current working version that I have to GIT! |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
