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NASA EYES 3D OBSERVATORY

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Celestial Mechanics & JPL Manual

JPL Horizons Ephemeris Integration:

NASA's Eyes uses accurate orbital state vectors derived from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) DE440/DE441 planetary ephemeris. State vectors are integrated using high-order numerical relativistic ODE solvers accounting for mutual N-body planetary perturbations, solar oblateness ($J_2$), and general relativity.

Vis-Viva Equation: $v = \sqrt{GM_\odot \left( rac{2}{r} - rac{1}{a} ight)}$
Kepler's 3rd Law: $T^2 = a^3$ ($T$ in yr, $a$ in AU)
Perihelion / Aphelion: $r_p = a(1-e), \quad r_a = a(1+e)$
Lagrange Point $L_2$: $r_{L2} pprox R\left( rac{M_2}{3M_1} ight)^{1/3} pprox 1.5 ext{M km}$

Orbital Physics Calculator

KEPLER LAWS
Orbital Period $T$: 1.00 Earth Yrs (365.25 d)
Perihelion $r_p$: 0.983 AU (147.1M km)
Aphelion $r_a$: 1.017 AU (152.1M km)
Mean Velocity $v$: 29.78 km/s (107,208 km/h)

Live Spacecraft Positions DSN LIVE

Voyager 1 (Interstellar) Speed: 17.0 km/s relative to Sun
162.8 AU 22.6h signal lag
Voyager 2 (Interstellar) Speed: 15.3 km/s relative to Sun
135.9 AU 18.8h signal lag
JWST (Sun-Earth L2) Halo orbit around Lagrange 2
1.50M km 5.0s signal lag
Parker Solar Probe Perihelion: 6.9M km at 690,000 km/h
0.046 AU Corona Dive
OBSERVATION TARGET: SOLAR SYSTEM (HOME)