AmsatDroidFree now open source

AmsatDroidFree satellite tracking App for Android devices is now open source.

This App predicts future passes for amateur radio satellites for a specified location and period of time.

Basic features:
– Calculate passes for up to the next 24 hours
– Graphical pass display
– Map view showing current satellite position and next two orbits
– Update keps from a file on SD card or directly from AMSAT’s webpage using your phone’s internet connection
– Set home coordinates from User Input (Lat, Lon, Grid Square), Network or GPS

Open source code https://github.com/g4dpz/AmsatDroidFree

AmsatDroidFree App on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.me.g4dpz.HamSatDroid&hl=en_GB

Source: AMSAT UK

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