Orbit Package of Astro Pi

[nuklearwanze]

Phase 2 guide states, that there's a package called "orbit" included in the FlightOS version shipped with Astro Pi. As we don't yet have got our Astro Pi - but still want to work on our project - we wanted to install said package, but couldn't find it anywhere...

there are a few orbit related packages available, but none use the syntax or have classes defined like in the astro pi code examples.

does anyone know where we can get that orbit package (the one working with skyfield to create an ISS object)

[DougieLawson]

These are the current instructions https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/pro ... -sense-hat

[nuklearwanze]

the "orbit" package doesn't seem to be part of "sense-hat", and it isn't included in "skyfield" either.

the code example uses it like this

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from orbit import ISS
from skyfield.api import load

t = load.timescale().now()
position = ISS.at(t)
location = position.subpoint()
print(location)

but that fails, as it can't find the "orbit" package and we haven't found any way to install it from any repository.

[_G!_]

The orbit Package is included in the flight OS, so you can use it on the ESA raspberry pi.

You must search the orbit folder on your flight os. I have copied it, so my students can use now orbit on a Windows System.

https://github.com/0Pyonier1/G-_in_Spac ... i/issues/1

[ulugeyik]

The orbit Package is included in the flight OS, so you can use it on the ESA raspberry pi.

You must search the orbit folder on your flight os. I have copied it, so my students can use now orbit on a Windows System.

https://github.com/0Pyonier1/G-_in_Spac ... i/issues/1

Thank you! This clarifies a lot of things. In particular, it allows us to follow the Phase 2 Guide (link below) on computers that are not with the flight OS pre-loaded.

Just for newbies like myself, your files should be saved in a folder "orbit" within the current path to function. Gpiozero and other libraries are needed.

Phase 2 Guide:
https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/pro ... periment/4

PS2: I have removed my previous post since I have solved the problem.