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Orbital 1.0.2


Orbital Orbital - Planetary orbit simulator designed for beginning physics and astronomy classes, but is also strangely fun to play with

System Requirememts
Mac OS 10.1.5 or later.
Download Details
Company David Smith
Version 1.0.2
Post Date September 30, 2009
License Freeware
File Size 106 KB
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Orbital 1.0.2


Orbital - Planetary orbit simulator designed for beginning physics and astronomy classes, but is also strangely fun to play with
Orbital is a planetary orbit simulator for Mac OS X. It's designed for beginning physics and astronomy classes, but is also strangely fun to play with.

Orbital uses an approximation of Newtonian gravity, which is plenty accurate although not accurate enough for planning a shuttle launch.

Main features of Orbital:

  • Unlimited zoom and pan
  • Orbit tracing
  • Simulation reset to fine-tune orbits
  • Saved solar systems
  • Detailed planet information


    What's New in This Release:

  • Multiple selection
  • Improved user interface
  • Multiple undo
  • Simulation speed controls
  • Much more accurate simulation
  • Improved preferences
  • Speed improvements
  • Data exporting