From 41c4ea31b733eb68cfcb5ff0816578d5b98f3d2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bagwai Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:49:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adding ISS-Satellite-Sighting-app idea in the advanced tier --- .../3-Advanced/ISS-Satellite-sighting-app.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Projects/3-Advanced/ISS-Satellite-sighting-app.md diff --git a/Projects/3-Advanced/ISS-Satellite-sighting-app.md b/Projects/3-Advanced/ISS-Satellite-sighting-app.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cd4339ab --- /dev/null +++ b/Projects/3-Advanced/ISS-Satellite-sighting-app.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# ISS Satellite Sighting App + +**Tier:** 3-Advanced + +The International Space Station is a modular space station in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project between five participating space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA. The ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements. Wikipedia +View on Maps: google.com/maps/space/iss +Orbit height: 408 km +Speed on orbit: 7.66 km/s +Mass: 419,700 kg +Length: 73.0 m (239.4 ft) +Width: 109.0 m (357.5 ft) + +### Requirements & Constraints + +- The Developer should implement a means of efficient way of loading a list of upcoming space station sighting opportunities for a user given location. +Several times a week, Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, determines sighting opportunities for over 6,700 locations worldwide. +If the user location is not listed, the user can be able to pick one that is fairly close to you. The space station is visible for a long distance around each of the listed locations. +- The Developer will need to study the NASA's Mission control center's procdures + +## User Stories + +- [ ] User can be able to see to see the curent location of the ISS satellite. +- [ ] User can also use a 'Search' buttons to search for his own location or any other visible location of the satellite. +- [ ] User can bookmark, embed or printing the sighting record. +- [ ] User can set a notification or remaider to get alarted when the station is about to pass the user's location. +- [ ] User can be able to view a live stream of the station from NASA TV or any other source. + +## Bonus features + +- [ ] User can see new regarding the ISS +- [ ] User can connect with other viewers. + +## Useful links and resources + +- [International Space station (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station) +- [Spot Station (NASA)](https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/) +- [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/) + +## Example projects + +- [NASA SkyWatch] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.nasa&hl=en) +- [ISS Explorer] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.nasa.jsc.igoal.ISSExplorer&hl=en&gl=US)