Orbital Canvas is an interactive orbital mechanics and space mission simulation web application built with Svelte, Three.js, and ephemeris data from VSOP87
- Real-time 3d visualization of the Solar System at adjustable timestamps.
- Planetary positions computed from VSOP ephemerides.
- Time controlled simulation with adjustable speed.
- Trajectory and Orbit rende ring.
- Interactive camera controls.
- Retro Apollo CRT style 📺
This project is intended for educational and visualization purposes. While physicaly grounded by high precision ephemerides, the simulator does not (yet) account for:
- Relativisitic effects.
- Non-spherical gravity fields.
- Atmospheric drag.
- Thrust modeling.
MIT License