Satellite Visibility Website Features Quiz

• See A Satellite Tonight calculates the time and place at which a satellite will be visible to the user.
• The site uses geolocation and satellite data to calculate this information.
• The site also uses orbit propagation to calculate the position of the satellites at a given time.
• The site uses C++ code to perform these calculations.
• The calculations are performed on the server side.
• The site is client-heavy, relying on user input for most of its features.
• The site provides an interactive 3D globe visualization of the sky with satellite visibility information for the next 5 days.
• The site uses a free Google Maps API to show the satellite view.
• The site also has a Street View integration that shows the satellite's current location.
• The site is designed to be appealing to people who have no idea about space or satellites.
• The site uses filters to make the Street View images look like they were taken at night, with a dark sky.
• The site is designed to be faster than real time, by showing animations instead of live data
• The site includes a button to schedule a reminder for a future satellite pass, as well as a subtle "shine" animation to make it more noticeable
• Calendar events are used to remind the user about upcoming satellite passes, and the site switches to a real-time mode when a satellite is currently overhead
• The site also includes a survey to verify that users are able to see the passes that are predicted
• The data from the survey is used to improve the site's brightness mode.
• The website allows you to view satellite imagery of the Earth and track the positions of satellites.
• The website is hosted on Google App Engine and uses Cloudflare's free CDN.
• The website is almost completely static, with only a few dynamic endpoints.
• The website can scale to infinity and costs practically nothing to maintain.

Test your knowledge of the features of a satellite visibility website that uses geolocation, orbit propagation, and C++ code to calculate satellite visibility. Learn about the interactive 3D globe visualization, Google Maps API integration, Street View, real-time mode, and scheduling reminders for future satellite passes.