Satellite flare, also known as satellite glint, is the visible phenomenon caused by the reflective surfaces of passing satellites (such as antennas, SAR or solar panels), reflecting sunlight toward the Earth below and appearing as a brief, bright "flare".The Iridium constellation with 66 active telecommunication satellites in low Earth orbit are known to cause the brightest flares of all orbiting satellites.
While satellite flare may be seen by chance, we want to build a website (maybe a mobile app in the future) which provides location specific information as to when and where in the sky a satellite flare may be seen (for controlled satellites), or trajectory of a tumbling satellite's pass (for uncontrolled satellites) in the sky.
We want everyone on earth can enjoy the pleasure of exploring the sky and experience the magnificient astronomical phenomena!
Name: Weicai Lin
Email: wlin42@ucsc.edu
Student ID: 1635358
CMPS 263: Data Visualization, Spring 2018
Heavens-Above
http://www.heavens-above.com/
Data Driven Documents
https://d3js.org/
ECharts
http://echarts.baidu.com/
Dygraphs
http://dygraphs.com/
Catch a *Flaring/Glinting Iridium
Further details here