eoPortal earth observation remote sensing satellite tracking path orbit  
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  Earth View and Sky View TAB  
  Time TAB
  Satellites TAB
  View TAB
  Location TAB
  Visibility Calculator TAB
Requirements
You must have Java Virtual Machine installed on your computer to see the orbits of the Earth Observation satellites.
Download Java Virtual Machine
 
Maris Technologies
The orbit applet was developed for ESA by Maris Technologies
Welcome to Orbits in the eoPortal! Here you can see the orbits and locations of many different Earth Observation satellites.

ESA satellites; Envisat, ERS-2 and Proba are shown as default but you can select from many other satellites using the Satellites TAB.

Have a go! Contact Us with any feedback or comments on Orbits.
Controls Overview
Orbit Viewer Tab Controls

    + Time
: select a date and time
    + Satellites: chose a satellite
    + View: select the desired view
    + Location
: define the area
    + Earth View
: watch from the Earth
    + Sky View
: watch from the sky
    + Visibility Calculator
: find out the visibility for the chosen location
    + Maximize: full screen resolution
    + Restore Down: default screen resolution

Mouse controls

    + Pass over the Scene to display its name
    + To select an object, click on it
    + To rotate the Scene, click and drag
    + To zoom in, use Ctrl-click + Drag Up
    + To zoom out, use Ctrl-click + Drag Down
 
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