8 cool open source projects for space exploration

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by shweta10 dot icon Updated: Oct 9, 2023

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SpaceTec startups are building new ideas - from imagery applications, earth observation, geospatial analytics, low latency space operations, in-orbit edge computing, and more. There is a goldmine of open source projects to inspire you.

 

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himawari.jsby jakiestfu

JavaScript doticonstar image 1789 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

Download real-time images of Earth from the Himawari-8 satellite

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            himawari.jsby jakiestfu

            JavaScript doticon star image 1789 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            Download real-time images of Earth from the Himawari-8 satellite
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                      Celestiaby CelestiaProject

                      C++ doticonstar image 1290 doticonVersion:1.6.3doticon
                      License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                      Real-time 3D visualization of space.

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                                Celestiaby CelestiaProject

                                C++ doticon star image 1290 doticonVersion:1.6.3doticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                Real-time 3D visualization of space.
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                                          gpredictby csete

                                          C doticonstar image 699 doticonVersion:v2.2.1doticon
                                          License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                          Gpredict satellite tracking application

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                                                    gpredictby csete

                                                    C doticon star image 699 doticonVersion:v2.2.1doticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                    Gpredict satellite tracking application
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                                                              poliastroby poliastro

                                                              Python doticonstar image 747 doticonVersion:v0.17.0doticon
                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                              poliastro - :rocket: Astrodynamics in Python

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                                                                        poliastroby poliastro

                                                                        Python doticon star image 747 doticonVersion:v0.17.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                        poliastro - :rocket: Astrodynamics in Python
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                                                                                  flightgearby FlightGear

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                                                                                  License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                                                  Mirror: FlightGear - Open source flight sim

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                                                                                            flightgearby FlightGear

                                                                                            C++ doticon star image 415 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                                                            Mirror: FlightGear - Open source flight sim
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                                                                                                      moonwalkby Illu

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                                                                                                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                      🚀 React-Native App for rocket launches 🛰

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                                                                                                                moonwalkby Illu

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                                                                                                                🚀 React-Native App for rocket launches 🛰
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                                                                                                                          WebWorldWindby NASAWorldWind

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                                                                                                                          The NASA WorldWind Javascript SDK (WebWW) includes the library and examples for creating geo-browser web applications and for embedding a 3D globe in HTML5 web pages.

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                                                                                                                                    WebWorldWindby NASAWorldWind

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                                                                                                                                    The NASA WorldWind Javascript SDK (WebWW) includes the library and examples for creating geo-browser web applications and for embedding a 3D globe in HTML5 web pages.
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                                                                                                                                              OpenSpaceby OpenSpace

                                                                                                                                              C++ doticonstar image 609 doticonVersion:releases/v0.18.2doticon
                                                                                                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                              This is the official GitHub repository for OpenSpace: an open source astrovisualization project. For instructions on how to build and run OpenSpace, see the Getting Started Guides on the wiki page at http://wiki.openspaceproject.com

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                                                                                                                                                        OpenSpaceby OpenSpace

                                                                                                                                                        C++ doticon star image 609 doticonVersion:releases/v0.18.2doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                        This is the official GitHub repository for OpenSpace: an open source astrovisualization project. For instructions on how to build and run OpenSpace, see the Getting Started Guides on the wiki page at http://wiki.openspaceproject.com
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