Passing the time.

[Frank Browne]

I've had four satellite in stable but highly elliptical orbits for about 30 minutes now.

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html

 

[Matthew]

hoo-boy.

I've managed to wipe out all life on earth.

 

[wbarnhill]

Crap. I got a satellite orbiting almost circular, but... the earth isn't rotating. What'd I do wrong!??!?

 

[Richard]

My record was 22 satellites for the nearly 5 hours I left it running. I found the purposely elliptical eccentric orbits more difficult.

 

[Frank Browne]

My record was 22 satellites for the nearly 5 hours I left it running. I found the purposely elliptical eccentric orbits more difficult.

I had to close my session when it was time to go. I kept four going for about 45 minutes though. Fascinating watching the gravitational interaction.

 

[jesse]

It's a good thing I don't launch satellites for a living.