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The folks at WhiskeyTangoHotel were just curious how Orbital Files and Kepler Elements are used to define the current and predicted locations of a satellite. One thing leads to another and the result was an International Space Station tracker.
For example, we wrote the Python 3 program on our own and then decided we would see how ChatGPT would handle the problem. Turns out we were a lot faster at the task than the ChatGPT AI. ChatGPT would finally get there, but it seemed error prone. Still, impressively ChatGPT finally got to a solution after a TON of help from us.
But… we did like some of the things ChatGPT did better. For example, the ChatGPT routine to translate compass degrees to a cardinal direction was better than ours. So, in addition to learning about Orbital Files and Kelper Elements we learned a little about what ChatGPT is good and “less good” at.
The project updates the location on the ISS for your location every ten seconds. If the ISS is above the horizon a LED flashes to let you know. The whole enchilada is contained in a 3D Printed box.
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