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ASAT Code Tutorial 2: Process SatCat data yourself in a C# Application

Learn how to develop a C# application that analyzes live satellite orbit data. We’ll also get and process lists of collision near-miss alerts. And, we’ll take a look at data for debris created by Anti-Satellite weapons testing. So, who’s the biggest orbital debris polluter? You’ll have the power to check it yourself.

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Defense: We need clean Anti-Satellite Weapons! Part 2: Intro to Asat Code Tutorials

In the first post of this series, I made the point that “dirty” Anti-Satellite Weapons are unusable in limited conflicts. Now it’s time to lead you through writing code to programmatically find ASAT test debris and collision alerts. You’ll do this using cURL, C#, Node.js, and Unreal Engine C++ - your demand shall be the command.

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Prepare Yourself: New Engineering Images from JWST Will Blow Your Mind

If the phrase “My god, it’s full of stars” was ever appropriate, it’s today, because of these new images from the James Webb Space Telescope. These are ‘just’ engineering images, mind you, but they are incredible. The number of stars and galaxies visible in each image is just remarkable, not to mention the crisp clarity in the fields of view.

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