feat(satellites): precise pass rise/set and peak times

- Add satellitePass.js: bisected rise/set, parabolic peak fit
- Add getNextSatellitePass for any loaded catalog satellite
- Keep findNextIssPass as a wrapper
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// src/data/satellitePass.js
/**
* Satellite pass prediction.
* Look angles come from SGP4; rise/set are bisected to sub-second precision
* and the peak is refined with a parabola. Scan pattern from skylight (MIT)
* shared/src/celestial.ts nextISSPass.
*/
import { propagate, gstime, eciToEcf, ecfToLookAngles } from 'satellite.js';
const R2D = 180 / Math.PI;
const D2R = Math.PI / 180;
/**
* Observer look angles at an instant, or null when propagation fails.
* @param {Object} satrec SGP4 satellite record
* @param {number} dateMs UTC epoch timestamp in milliseconds
* @param {number} latDeg Observer latitude in degrees [-90, 90]
* @param {number} lonDeg Observer longitude in degrees [-180, 180]
* @returns {{ elevDeg: number, azDeg: number } | null}
*/
export function lookAnglesAt(satrec, dateMs, latDeg, lonDeg) {
const date = new Date(dateMs);
const pv = propagate(satrec, date);
const pos = pv && pv.position;
if (!pos || typeof pos === 'boolean') return null;
const ecf = eciToEcf(pos, gstime(date));
const look = ecfToLookAngles(
{ latitude: latDeg * D2R, longitude: lonDeg * D2R, height: 0 },
ecf,
);
return {
elevDeg: look.elevation * R2D,
azDeg: (((look.azimuth * R2D) % 360) + 360) % 360,
};
}
/**
* Bisect the elevation threshold boundary f(t) = elev(t) - minElevDeg = 0.
* Assumes one threshold crossing inside the bracket. 7 iterations resolve 20s to ~0.16s.
* @private
*/
function _bisectBoundary(
satrec,
latDeg,
lonDeg,
tLow,
tHigh,
minElevDeg,
isRising,
steps = 7,
) {
let low = tLow;
let high = tHigh;
for (let i = 0; i < steps; i++) {
const mid = (low + high) / 2;
const look = lookAnglesAt(satrec, mid, latDeg, lonDeg);
const elev = look ? look.elevDeg : -90;
if (isRising) {
if (elev >= minElevDeg) {
high = mid;
} else {
low = mid;
}
} else {
if (elev >= minElevDeg) {
low = mid;
} else {
high = mid;
}
}
}
return Math.round(isRising ? high : low);
}
/**
* Find the next pass of a satellite over an observer location.
* Uses 20s coarse scanning, bisection for sub-second rise/set times,
* and parabolic interpolation for the peak.
*
* @param {Object} options
* @param {Object} options.satrec SGP4 satellite record
* @param {number} options.latDeg Observer latitude [-90, 90]
* @param {number} options.lonDeg Observer longitude [-180, 180]
* @param {number} options.fromMs UTC start time in milliseconds
* @param {number} [options.minElevDeg=10] Elevation that defines rise and set (default 10°)
* @param {number} [options.horizonHours=24] Maximum search horizon in hours (default 24h)
* @param {number} [options.coarseStepSec=20] Coarse scan step in seconds (default 20s)
* @param {number} [options.fineStepSec=5] Fine transit step in seconds (default 5s)
* @returns {{
* riseMs: number,
* setMs: number,
* maxElevDeg: number,
* maxElevMs: number,
* riseAzDeg: number
* } | null}
*/
export function findNextSatellitePass({
satrec,
latDeg,
lonDeg,
fromMs,
minElevDeg = 10,
horizonHours = 24,
coarseStepSec = 20,
fineStepSec = 5,
}) {
const horizonMs = fromMs + horizonHours * 3600_000;
const coarseMs = coarseStepSec * 1000;
const fineMs = Math.max(1000, (fineStepSec || 5) * 1000);
let searchCursor = fromMs;
while (searchCursor <= horizonMs) {
let tPrev = searchCursor;
let tHit = null;
let elevPrev = lookAnglesAt(satrec, tPrev, latDeg, lonDeg)?.elevDeg ?? -90;
// Check if we start already inside a pass
if (elevPrev >= minElevDeg) {
tHit = searchCursor;
} else {
// Coarse forward scan
for (let t = searchCursor + coarseMs; t <= horizonMs; t += coarseMs) {
const look = lookAnglesAt(satrec, t, latDeg, lonDeg);
const elev = look ? look.elevDeg : -90;
if (elev >= minElevDeg) {
tHit = t;
break;
}
tPrev = t;
elevPrev = elev;
}
}
if (tHit == null) return null; // No pass found in remaining horizon
// Resolve rise
let riseMs;
if (tHit === searchCursor && elevPrev >= minElevDeg) {
riseMs = searchCursor;
} else {
riseMs = _bisectBoundary(
satrec,
latDeg,
lonDeg,
tPrev,
tHit,
minElevDeg,
true,
);
}
// Transit the pass to track peak and bracket set between tStepPrev and tCurr
let tCurr = riseMs;
let maxElevDeg = -90;
let maxElevMs = riseMs;
let tStepPrev = riseMs;
let setMs = null;
let elevPrevSample = null;
let peakLeftElev = null;
let peakRightElev = null;
let peakStepMs = fineMs;
// Transit forward in fine steps
while (tCurr <= horizonMs) {
const look = lookAnglesAt(satrec, tCurr, latDeg, lonDeg);
const elev = look ? look.elevDeg : -90;
if (elev < minElevDeg && tCurr > riseMs) {
if (peakRightElev == null && tCurr > maxElevMs) {
peakRightElev = elev;
peakStepMs = tCurr - maxElevMs;
}
// Below threshold: bisect set between tStepPrev and tCurr
setMs = _bisectBoundary(
satrec,
latDeg,
lonDeg,
tStepPrev,
tCurr,
minElevDeg,
false,
);
break;
}
if (elev > maxElevDeg) {
maxElevDeg = elev;
maxElevMs = tCurr;
peakLeftElev = elevPrevSample;
peakRightElev = null;
} else if (peakRightElev == null && tCurr > maxElevMs) {
peakRightElev = elev;
peakStepMs = tCurr - maxElevMs;
}
elevPrevSample = elev;
tStepPrev = tCurr;
tCurr += fineMs;
}
if (setMs == null) {
setMs = Math.min(horizonMs, tCurr);
}
// Refine peak culmination via 3-point parabolic interpolation around maxElevMs
// using adjacent transit samples (zero additional SGP4 calls)
let refinedPeakMs = maxElevMs;
let refinedPeakElevDeg = maxElevDeg;
if (
Number.isFinite(peakLeftElev) &&
Number.isFinite(peakRightElev) &&
peakLeftElev - 2 * maxElevDeg + peakRightElev < 0 // concave down
) {
const denom = 2 * (peakLeftElev - 2 * maxElevDeg + peakRightElev);
const shift = ((peakLeftElev - peakRightElev) / denom) * peakStepMs;
if (Math.abs(shift) < peakStepMs) {
refinedPeakMs = Math.round(maxElevMs + shift);
refinedPeakElevDeg =
maxElevDeg -
Math.pow(peakLeftElev - peakRightElev, 2) /
(8 * (peakLeftElev - 2 * maxElevDeg + peakRightElev));
}
}
const riseLook = lookAnglesAt(satrec, riseMs, latDeg, lonDeg);
return {
riseMs,
setMs,
maxElevDeg: refinedPeakElevDeg,
maxElevMs: refinedPeakMs,
riseAzDeg: riseLook ? riseLook.azDeg : 0,
};
}
return null;
}