hypernova-orbit 0.1.0

Orbit propagation and analysis tool.

Hypernova 🌠

Re-implementation of the Supernova orbit propagator in a faster and more accessible package.

Hypernova is a fast orbit propagator implemented in C and wrapped for Python using cffi, designed for the University of Toronto Aerospace Team's FINCH mission. FINCH orbits in a 550 km Sun-Synchronous orbit, and as such the solvers and physics models used by Hypernova were selected for the best simulation fidelity in a low-Earth orbit.

Installation

You can install Hypernova as a Python package directly using the following command:

pip install git+https://github.com/spacesys-finch/hypernova

Hypernova will automatically compile C code into suitable binaries for your system on installation -- no more fiddling around with gcc or ctypes needed!

The Python wrapper takes care of calls to the propagator, making it easier to use for seasoned Python users.

Demos

Hypernova comes with a few examples which you can run.

Basic Orbit and Plot

python -m hypernova.examples.basic_orbit_and_plot

This will generate the following output:

Testing Suite

Hypernova is equipped with a testing suite to validate its functionality. The way to run the testing suite is to copy the scripts from the /tests folder into your working path and run pytest from your command terminal.