Orbit Watch V1.0

🚀 Mission Control Dashboard v1.0

A real-time space data dashboard powered by NASA's Open APIs

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✨ Features

Module	Description	Data Source
☄ NEO Tracker	Live asteroid threat assessment with 6-tier classification	NASA NeoWs API
🚀 Artemis II	Real-time mission phase, MET timer & trajectory map	Calculated from confirmed launch data
🔴 Mars Rover	Live Perseverance photo gallery	NASA Image Library
🌟 APOD	Astronomy Picture of the Day with full explanation	NASA APOD API
📊 Analytics	Threat distribution, size histograms, statistical summary	Derived from live API data

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Streamlit + custom dark space CSS (Orbitron font)
• Charts: Plotly interactive visualizations
• Data: Pandas DataFrames
• Images: Pillow (PIL) with color enhancement
• APIs: NASA NeoWs · NASA APOD · NASA Image Library · JPL CNEOS

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/nasa-mission-control.git
cd nasa-mission-control

2. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up your NASA API key

# Copy the example env file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env and add your key
# Get a free key at: https://api.nasa.gov/
NASA_API_KEY=your_key_here

4. Run the dashboard

streamlit run nasa_dashboard.py

Open your browser at http://localhost:8501 🎉

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📡 NASA APIs Used

API	Endpoint	Cache TTL
NeoWs (Near Earth Objects)	api.nasa.gov/neo/rest/v1/feed	30 min
APOD	api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod	60 min
NASA Image Library	images-api.nasa.gov/search	60 min

Get your free API key at api.nasa.gov — 1,000 requests/hour

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🎯 NEO Threat Classification

Author-defined thresholds based on miss distance:

Level	Miss Distance	Color
🔴 CRITICAL	< 1,000,000 km	Red
🟠 WATCH	< 5,000,000 km	Dark Red
🟡 ALERT	< 10,000,000 km	Orange
🟡 MONITOR	< 20,000,000 km	Dark Orange
🟢 ELEVATED	< 40,000,000 km	Yellow
🟢 SAFE	≥ 40,000,000 km	Green

⚠️ These thresholds are author-defined and are NOT official NASA/ESA planetary defense categories.

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🚀 Artemis II Mission Data

Field	Value	Source
Launch	April 1, 2026 — 22:35:12 UTC	NASA confirmed
Crew	Wiseman · Glover · Koch · Hansen	NASA confirmed
Vehicle	Orion / SLS Block 1	NASA confirmed
Splashdown	April 10, 2026 — ~00:06 UTC	NASA confirmed
Duration	~217.5 hours	Calculated

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📁 Project Structure

nasa-mission-control/
├── nasa_dashboard.py    # Main Streamlit application
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
├── .env.example         # API key template
├── .gitignore           # Excludes secrets + cache
├── LICENSE              # MIT + NASA CC0 attribution
├── README.md            # This file
└── assets/
    └── preview.png      # Dashboard screenshot

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⚖️ License & Attribution

• Code: © 2026 araCreate Group
• Data: NASA Open Data CC0 — api.nasa.gov
• APOD images may carry individual photographer copyrights (displayed in-app)
• Not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA

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