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  • Trajectory calculation Now uses universal timestamp (c842228)

Okay, Because Celestrak tracks and updates satellite data at different times, The data from the API doesn’t actually reflect the current coordinates of the satellites, especially when compared to one another. While the specific orbits were accurate, The timing was completely random, and so, if 2 satellites were recorded in the same position, 6 hours apart, My simulation will start them in the same coordinate. This is obviously dangerously inaccurate.
Fix: I removed the simulated “timestep” entirely, and Built the whole thing to Check current time, Check time the satellite’s data was recorded, and Simulate Orbit/Calculate trajectory and coordinates based on that.

Problem with that is, without the timestep, My previous calculation for How fast this thing can run in relation to real word time will be totally wrong. I’ll fix that next.

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