Visualizing the SpaceX Tesla Roadster trip to Mars¶
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from astropy.time import Time
from astropy import units as u
from poliastro.bodies import Earth, Mars, Sun
from poliastro.twobody import Orbit
from poliastro.plotting import OrbitPlotter3D
EPOCH = Time("2018-02-18 12:00:00", scale="tdb")
WARNING: AstropyDeprecationWarning: astropy.extern.six will be removed in 4.0, use the six module directly if it is still needed [astropy.extern.six]
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import plotly.io as pio
pio.renderers.default = "notebook_connected"
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roadster = Orbit.from_horizons("SpaceX Roadster", Sun, epoch=EPOCH, id_type="majorbody")
roadster
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1 x 2 AU x 24.2 deg (HCRS) orbit around Sun (☉) at epoch 2018-02-18 12:00:00.000 (TDB)
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from poliastro.plotting.misc import plot_solar_system
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frame = plot_solar_system(outer=False, epoch=EPOCH)
frame.plot(roadster, label="SpaceX Roadster", color="black");
/home/juanlu/Development/poliastro/poliastro-library/src/poliastro/twobody/orbit.py:1163: UserWarning:
Frame <class 'astropy.coordinates.builtin_frames.icrs.ICRS'> does not support 'obstime', time values were not returned
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frame = OrbitPlotter3D()
frame.plot(Orbit.from_body_ephem(Earth, EPOCH), label=Earth)
frame.plot(Orbit.from_body_ephem(Mars, EPOCH), label=Mars)
frame.plot(roadster, label="SpaceX Roadster", color="black")
frame.set_view(30 * u.deg, -100 * u.deg, 2 * u.km)
/home/juanlu/Development/poliastro/poliastro-library/src/poliastro/twobody/orbit.py:1163: UserWarning:
Frame <class 'astropy.coordinates.builtin_frames.icrs.ICRS'> does not support 'obstime', time values were not returned