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🛰️ Solar Sail Orbital Trajectory Simulation

Steer a solar sail's pitch angle and watch photon pressure spiral its orbit inward or outward around the sun — an interactive orbital-mechanics sandbox.

Aerospace Engineering & Orbital Mechanics3DAdvanced60 FPS

⚙ Under the hood

Explore how changing sail pitch and area impacts the orbital path of a solar sail craft, observing its speed and photon thrust as it interacts with solar radiation in this dynamic simulation.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install