Orbital & Celestial Mechanics

Examples demonstrating orbital mechanics, ephemerides, and reference frames.

• Orbital Mechanics
• Relativistic Effects
• High-Precision Ephemeris
• Advanced Reference Frames

Orbit Propagation: Interactive visualization of orbital mechanics and trajectory analysis.

orbital_mechanics.py

Orbit propagation, Kepler’s equation, Lambert problem

Relativistic Effects: Gravitational time dilation and relativity effects in space systems.

relativity_demo.py

Relativistic effects: time dilation, precession, Shapiro delay

Planetary Ephemeris: JPL Development Ephemeris (DE) planetary positions and celestial mechanics.

ephemeris_demo.py

JPL ephemeris access, planetary positions, celestial coordinates