⚠️The updated more accurate version of this project is here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/691441274/ ⚠️ Feel free to remix and add any features you want! Make sure you are signed into scratch so that the cloud variables work! Every 20 seconds the path of the satellite will update in a red line, so if you watch for a while, a curve like a sine wave will develop....This is due to the inclination of the orbit transferred onto a flat 2D map!
This project is a simulation of a 'Scratch Space Station' as it orbits around the Earth. I've collected lots of orbital data from the ISS and this space station follows the exact same route, at the same speed. This simulation is to scale with the real earth, therefore it will complete one orbit in the same time that the ISS would orbit in real life. The idea behind this project is that as more scratchers view it, the space station travels a bit further around the orbit and eventually it will have completed many orbits. I have included viewable variables so you can see the current Latitude, Longitude, Orbit Number and scratch viewing time (obviously all to scale with real life). Enjoy!
