refactor(launches): Cesium rendering behind a renderer interface

scripts/check-import-directions.mjs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const RENDERED_LAYER_DIRS = [
   'src/layers/localAdsb/',
   'src/layers/vessels/',
   'src/layers/satellites/',
+  'src/layers/launches/',
   'src/layers/aircraft/',
   'src/layers/shared/',
 ];

scripts/format-scope.json

@@ -1149,5 +1149,11 @@
   "src/layers/satellites/render/navara.js",
   "src/layers/satellites/render/navara.test.mjs",
   "src/layers/satellites/render/cesium.test.mjs",
-  "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.test.mjs"
+  "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.test.mjs",
+  "src/bench/launchFixture.js",
+  "src/layers/launches/replayClock.test.mjs",
+  "scripts/qa-launches.mjs",
+  "src/geo/boundingSphere.test.mjs",
+  "src/layers/launches/render/cesium.js",
+  "src/layers/launches/launchPadFrame.test.mjs"
 ]

scripts/package-boundaries.json

@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -695,6 +696,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -819,6 +821,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -888,6 +891,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -948,6 +952,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -994,6 +999,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1039,6 +1045,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1102,6 +1109,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1145,6 +1153,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1167,6 +1176,8 @@
       "src/layers/launches/camera.js",
       "src/layers/launches/controls.js",
       "src/layers/launches/index.js",
+      "src/layers/shared/color.js",
+      "src/layers/launches/render/cesium.js",
       "src/layers/launches/ingestion.js",
       "src/layers/launches/launchPad.js",
       "src/layers/launches/lifecycle.js",
@@ -1189,6 +1200,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1242,6 +1254,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1286,6 +1299,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1344,6 +1358,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1384,6 +1399,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1442,6 +1458,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1503,6 +1520,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1540,6 +1558,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1590,6 +1609,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -1624,6 +1644,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -2086,6 +2107,7 @@
       "src/layers/launches/camera.js",
       "src/layers/launches/controls.js",
       "src/layers/launches/index.js",
+      "src/layers/launches/render/cesium.js",
       "src/layers/launches/ingestion.js",
       "src/layers/launches/launchPad.js",
       "src/layers/launches/lifecycle.js",
@@ -2580,6 +2602,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -2901,6 +2924,7 @@
       "src/layers/launches/camera.js",
       "src/layers/launches/controls.js",
       "src/layers/launches/index.js",
+      "src/layers/launches/render/cesium.js",
       "src/layers/launches/ingestion.js",
       "src/layers/launches/launchPad.js",
       "src/layers/launches/lifecycle.js",
@@ -3192,6 +3216,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -3292,6 +3317,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -3776,6 +3802,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",
@@ -3831,6 +3858,7 @@
       "src/geo/ellipsoid.js",
       "src/geo/cartographic.js",
       "src/geo/ellipsoidGeodesic.js",
+      "src/geo/boundingSphere.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian2.js",
       "src/geo/cartesian3.js",
       "src/geo/matrix3.js",

src/app/layers/qaSources.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 //   military:synthetic[:count]  readsb rows, `count` aircraft (1 000); the
 //                               first 25 are also synthetic civil flights
 //   vessels:fixture             12 000 AIS rows, or those within an area
+//   launches:fixture          three LL2 missions; also supplies the satellite dependency
 //   satellites:fixture         839 core TLEs + 6000 dense points
 //   local-adsb:fixture          the local receivers' answer (server format,
 //                               /api/local-receivers/aircraft): 40 aircraft
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   syntheticMilitary,
   syntheticVessels,
 } from '../../bench/w1Feeds.js';
+import { launchFixture } from '../../bench/launchFixture.js';
+import { createLaunchSource } from '../../layers/launches/source.js';
 import { satelliteFixture } from '../../bench/satelliteFixture.js';
 import { createSatelliteSource } from '../../layers/satellites/source.js';
 import { createLocalReceiverFeeds } from '../../layers/localAdsb/feeds.js';
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ const KINDS = Object.freeze({
   military: new Set(['synthetic']),
   vessels: new Set(['fixture']),
   satellites: new Set(['fixture']),
+  launches: new Set(['fixture']),
   'local-adsb': new Set(['fixture']),
 });
 
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ export function parseQaFeed(search = '') {
       (count !== null && !(Number.isInteger(count) && count > 0))
     )
       throw new TypeError(
-        `qaFeed: unknown entry "${item}" (flights:synthetic[:count], military:synthetic[:count], vessels:fixture, satellites:fixture, local-adsb:fixture)`,
+        `qaFeed: unknown entry "${item}" (flights:synthetic[:count], military:synthetic[:count], vessels:fixture, satellites:fixture, launches:fixture, local-adsb:fixture)`,
       );
     return { layer, kind, count };
   });
@@ -64,6 +68,18 @@ const json = (payload) =>
 export function createQaSources(entries, { now = () => Date.now() } = {}) {
   const sources = {};
   for (const { layer, count } of entries) {
+    if (layer === 'launches') {
+      sources.launches = createLaunchSource({
+        fetchImpl: async (url) =>
+          String(url).includes('/celestrak/')
+            ? new Response(satelliteFixture('stations'))
+            : json(launchFixture()),
+      });
+      sources.satellites ??= createSatelliteSource({
+        fetchImpl: async (url) =>
+          new Response(satelliteFixture(String(url).split('/').at(-1))),
+      });
+    }
     if (layer === 'satellites')
       sources.satellites = createSatelliteSource({
         fetchImpl: async (url) =>

src/app/layers/renderers.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createLaunchesCesiumRenderer } from '../../layers/launches/render/cesium.js';
 // Which engine draws which layer: the layer renderer registry (plan, "layer
 // renderer interface") and the layer availability API built on it.
 //
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export const layerAvailableOn = (layerId, engineKind) =>
 
 /** Cesium renderers extracted from their layers (render/cesium.js). */
 export const CESIUM_LAYER_RENDERERS = Object.freeze({
+  'rocket-launches': createLaunchesCesiumRenderer,
   satellites: createSatellitesCesiumRenderer,
   flights: createFlightsCesiumRenderer,
   military: createMilitaryCesiumRenderer,

src/app/layers/renderers.test.mjs

@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ test('the default registry: every layer on Cesium, none yet on Navara', () => {
   }
 });
 
-test('the aircraft, vessels and satellites have extracted Cesium renderers; the others still draw themselves', () => {
+test('the aircraft, vessels, satellites and launches have extracted Cesium renderers; the others still draw themselves', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(CESIUM_LAYER_RENDERERS), [
+    'rocket-launches',
     'satellites',
     'flights',
     'military',

src/app/layers/rocketLaunches.js

@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
+import { rendererFor } from './renderers.js';
+import { createLaunchesCesiumRenderer } from '../../layers/launches/render/cesium.js';
 import { createRocketLaunchesLayer } from '../../layers/launches/index.js';
 import * as geometry from '../../celestialRing.js';
 import * as overlays from '../../overlays/worldOverlay.js';
 import * as render from '../../renderGovernor.js';
 
 /** Construct one layer using the application scene owners and a supplied source. */
-export function createApplicationLaunches({ source, satellites }) {
+export function createApplicationLaunches({
+  source,
+  satellites,
+  renderer = {
+    create: ({ engine = null, ...options }) =>
+      engine
+        ? rendererFor('rocket-launches', engine, options)
+        : createLaunchesCesiumRenderer(null, options),
+  },
+}) {
   return createRocketLaunchesLayer({
     source,
-    services: { satellites, geometry, overlays, render },
+    services: { satellites, geometry, overlays, render, renderer },
   });
 }

src/bench/launchFixture.js

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Deterministic Launch Library 2 records for phase-3 mission/replay acceptance.
+import { SATELLITE_FIXTURE_EPOCH } from './satelliteFixture.js';
+export const LAUNCH_FIXTURE_EPOCH = SATELLITE_FIXTURE_EPOCH;
+export function launchFixture() {
+  const definitions = [
+    [
+      'qa-iss',
+      'QA ISS supply mission',
+      'ISS (ZARYA)',
+      'NASA',
+      -80.604333,
+      28.608389,
+      'Launch Complex 39A',
+      'Low Earth Orbit',
+    ],
+    [
+      'qa-meo',
+      'QA navigation mission',
+      'QA MEO payload',
+      'Rocket Lab',
+      177.864,
+      -39.262,
+      'Launch Complex 1',
+      'Medium Earth Orbit',
+    ],
+    [
+      'qa-gto',
+      'QA transfer mission',
+      'QA GTO payload',
+      'SpaceX',
+      -52.768,
+      5.236,
+      'QA Equatorial Pad',
+      'Geostationary Transfer Orbit',
+    ],
+  ];
+  return {
+    results: definitions.map(
+      ([id, name, payload, provider, lon, lat, pad, orbit], i) => ({
+        id,
+        name,
+        net: new Date(LAUNCH_FIXTURE_EPOCH - (i + 1) * 86400000).toISOString(),
+        status: { name: 'Launch Successful' },
+        launch_service_provider: { name: provider },
+        pad: {
+          name: pad,
+          latitude: lat,
+          longitude: lon,
+          location: { name: pad },
+        },
+        mission: {
+          name: payload,
+          description: 'Deterministic QA fixture',
+          orbit: { name: orbit },
+        },
+        timeline: [
+          { name: 'MECO', relative_time: '00:02:30' },
+          { name: 'SECO', relative_time: '00:09:00' },
+          { name: 'Payload deployment', relative_time: '00:10:00' },
+        ],
+        rocket: {
+          payloads: [
+            {
+              id: `${id}-payload`,
+              payload: {
+                name: payload,
+                type: { name: 'QA spacecraft' },
+                mass: 500,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+          launcher_stage:
+            i === 0
+              ? [
+                  {
+                    id: 'qa-booster',
+                    type: 'First stage',
+                    launcher: { serial_number: 'QA-01' },
+                    landing: {
+                      attempt: true,
+                      success: true,
+                      type: { name: 'Drone Ship' },
+                      landing_location: {
+                        name: 'QA Recovery Platform',
+                        latitude: 28.32,
+                        longitude: -75.12,
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                ]
+              : [],
+        },
+        trajectory: [],
+      }),
+    ),
+  };
+}

src/data/inputOwnership.test.mjs

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test('every scene click handler consults ownership before it picks', () => {
       'src/layers/installations/selection.js',
       'viewer.scene.pick(click.position)',
     ],
-    ['src/layers/launches/lifecycle.js', 'drillPick(movement.position'],
+    ['src/layers/launches/render/cesium.js', 'drillPick(movement.position'],
     ['src/layers/radio/interaction.js', 'pickedRadioStationAt(click.position)'],
     [
       'src/layers/satellites/render/cesium.js',

src/geo/boundingSphere.js

@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+// Ported from CesiumJS 1.138 (Apache-2.0) — BoundingSphere.js subset.
+// Exact mission framing: Ritter/box fit and the union of two spheres.
+import * as Cartesian3 from './cartesian3.js';
+import { Check } from './check.js';
+import { DEBUG } from './debug.js';
+const defined = (value) => value !== null && value !== undefined;
+export function create(center = Cartesian3.ZERO, radius = 0) {
+  return { center: Cartesian3.clone(center), radius };
+}
+export function clone(sphere, result = create()) {
+  Cartesian3.clone(sphere.center, result.center);
+  result.radius = sphere.radius;
+  return result;
+}
+const fromPointsXMin = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsYMin = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsZMin = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsXMax = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsYMax = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsZMax = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsCurrentPos = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsScratch = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsRitterCenter = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsMinBoxPt = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsMaxBoxPt = Cartesian3.create();
+const fromPointsNaiveCenterScratch = Cartesian3.create();
+const unionScratch = Cartesian3.create();
+const unionScratchCenter = Cartesian3.create();
+export function fromPoints(positions, result) {
+  if (!defined(result)) {
+    result = create();
+  }
+
+  if (!defined(positions) || positions.length === 0) {
+    result.center = Cartesian3.clone(Cartesian3.ZERO, result.center);
+    result.radius = 0.0;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  const currentPos = Cartesian3.clone(positions[0], fromPointsCurrentPos);
+
+  const xMin = Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, fromPointsXMin);
+  const yMin = Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, fromPointsYMin);
+  const zMin = Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, fromPointsZMin);
+
+  const xMax = Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, fromPointsXMax);
+  const yMax = Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, fromPointsYMax);
+  const zMax = Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, fromPointsZMax);
+
+  const numPositions = positions.length;
+  let i;
+  for (i = 1; i < numPositions; i++) {
+    Cartesian3.clone(positions[i], currentPos);
+
+    const x = currentPos.x;
+    const y = currentPos.y;
+    const z = currentPos.z;
+
+    // Store points containing the the smallest and largest components
+    if (x < xMin.x) {
+      Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, xMin);
+    }
+
+    if (x > xMax.x) {
+      Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, xMax);
+    }
+
+    if (y < yMin.y) {
+      Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, yMin);
+    }
+
+    if (y > yMax.y) {
+      Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, yMax);
+    }
+
+    if (z < zMin.z) {
+      Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, zMin);
+    }
+
+    if (z > zMax.z) {
+      Cartesian3.clone(currentPos, zMax);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Compute x-, y-, and z-spans (Squared distances b/n each component's min. and max.).
+  const xSpan = Cartesian3.magnitudeSquared(
+    Cartesian3.subtract(xMax, xMin, fromPointsScratch),
+  );
+  const ySpan = Cartesian3.magnitudeSquared(
+    Cartesian3.subtract(yMax, yMin, fromPointsScratch),
+  );
+  const zSpan = Cartesian3.magnitudeSquared(
+    Cartesian3.subtract(zMax, zMin, fromPointsScratch),
+  );
+
+  // Set the diameter endpoints to the largest span.
+  let diameter1 = xMin;
+  let diameter2 = xMax;
+  let maxSpan = xSpan;
+  if (ySpan > maxSpan) {
+    maxSpan = ySpan;
+    diameter1 = yMin;
+    diameter2 = yMax;
+  }
+  if (zSpan > maxSpan) {
+    maxSpan = zSpan;
+    diameter1 = zMin;
+    diameter2 = zMax;
+  }
+
+  // Calculate the center of the initial sphere found by Ritter's algorithm
+  const ritterCenter = fromPointsRitterCenter;
+  ritterCenter.x = (diameter1.x + diameter2.x) * 0.5;
+  ritterCenter.y = (diameter1.y + diameter2.y) * 0.5;
+  ritterCenter.z = (diameter1.z + diameter2.z) * 0.5;
+
+  // Calculate the radius of the initial sphere found by Ritter's algorithm
+  let radiusSquared = Cartesian3.magnitudeSquared(
+    Cartesian3.subtract(diameter2, ritterCenter, fromPointsScratch),
+  );
+  let ritterRadius = Math.sqrt(radiusSquared);
+
+  // Find the center of the sphere found using the Naive method.
+  const minBoxPt = fromPointsMinBoxPt;
+  minBoxPt.x = xMin.x;
+  minBoxPt.y = yMin.y;
+  minBoxPt.z = zMin.z;
+
+  const maxBoxPt = fromPointsMaxBoxPt;
+  maxBoxPt.x = xMax.x;
+  maxBoxPt.y = yMax.y;
+  maxBoxPt.z = zMax.z;
+
+  const naiveCenter = Cartesian3.midpoint(
+    minBoxPt,
+    maxBoxPt,
+    fromPointsNaiveCenterScratch,
+  );
+
+  // Begin 2nd pass to find naive radius and modify the ritter sphere.
+  let naiveRadius = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < numPositions; i++) {
+    Cartesian3.clone(positions[i], currentPos);
+
+    // Find the furthest point from the naive center to calculate the naive radius.
+    const r = Cartesian3.magnitude(
+      Cartesian3.subtract(currentPos, naiveCenter, fromPointsScratch),
+    );
+    if (r > naiveRadius) {
+      naiveRadius = r;
+    }
+
+    // Make adjustments to the Ritter Sphere to include all points.
+    const oldCenterToPointSquared = Cartesian3.magnitudeSquared(
+      Cartesian3.subtract(currentPos, ritterCenter, fromPointsScratch),
+    );
+    if (oldCenterToPointSquared > radiusSquared) {
+      const oldCenterToPoint = Math.sqrt(oldCenterToPointSquared);
+      // Calculate new radius to include the point that lies outside
+      ritterRadius = (ritterRadius + oldCenterToPoint) * 0.5;
+      radiusSquared = ritterRadius * ritterRadius;
+      // Calculate center of new Ritter sphere
+      const oldToNew = oldCenterToPoint - ritterRadius;
+      ritterCenter.x =
+        (ritterRadius * ritterCenter.x + oldToNew * currentPos.x) /
+        oldCenterToPoint;
+      ritterCenter.y =
+        (ritterRadius * ritterCenter.y + oldToNew * currentPos.y) /
+        oldCenterToPoint;
+      ritterCenter.z =
+        (ritterRadius * ritterCenter.z + oldToNew * currentPos.z) /
+        oldCenterToPoint;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (ritterRadius < naiveRadius) {
+    Cartesian3.clone(ritterCenter, result.center);
+    result.radius = ritterRadius;
+  } else {
+    Cartesian3.clone(naiveCenter, result.center);
+    result.radius = naiveRadius;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+export function union(left, right, result) {
+  if (DEBUG) {
+    Check.typeOf.object('left', left);
+    Check.typeOf.object('right', right);
+  }
+
+  if (!defined(result)) {
+    result = create();
+  }
+
+  const leftCenter = left.center;
+  const leftRadius = left.radius;
+  const rightCenter = right.center;
+  const rightRadius = right.radius;
+
+  const toRightCenter = Cartesian3.subtract(
+    rightCenter,
+    leftCenter,
+    unionScratch,
+  );
+  const centerSeparation = Cartesian3.magnitude(toRightCenter);
+
+  if (leftRadius >= centerSeparation + rightRadius) {
+    // Left sphere wins.
+    clone(left, result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  if (rightRadius >= centerSeparation + leftRadius) {
+    // Right sphere wins.
+    clone(right, result);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  // There are two tangent points, one on far side of each sphere.
+  const halfDistanceBetweenTangentPoints =
+    (leftRadius + centerSeparation + rightRadius) * 0.5;
+
+  // Compute the center point halfway between the two tangent points.
+  const center = Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(
+    toRightCenter,
+    (-leftRadius + halfDistanceBetweenTangentPoints) / centerSeparation,
+    unionScratchCenter,
+  );
+  Cartesian3.add(center, leftCenter, center);
+  Cartesian3.clone(center, result.center);
+  result.radius = halfDistanceBetweenTangentPoints;
+
+  return result;
+}

src/geo/boundingSphere.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import * as geo from './index.js';
+const tuple = (s) => [s.center.x, s.center.y, s.center.z, s.radius];
+test('mission sphere fit and Earth/orbit union match native Cesium exactly', () => {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
+    const positions = Array.from({ length: i * 3 }, (_, j) =>
+      geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+        ((j * 73 + i * 11) % 360) - 180,
+        ((j * 29) % 170) - 85,
+        5e5 + i * 1e6,
+      ),
+    );
+    const fit = geo.boundingSphere.fromPoints(positions),
+      native = Cesium.BoundingSphere.fromPoints(positions);
+    assert.deepEqual(tuple(fit), tuple(native));
+    const earth = geo.boundingSphere.create(geo.cartesian3.ZERO, 6378137);
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      tuple(geo.boundingSphere.union(earth, fit)),
+      tuple(
+        Cesium.BoundingSphere.union(
+          new Cesium.BoundingSphere(Cesium.Cartesian3.ZERO, 6378137),
+          native,
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+});
+test('union handles containment, in-place results and empty fits', () => {
+  const outer = geo.boundingSphere.create(geo.cartesian3.create(1, 2, 3), 20),
+    inner = geo.boundingSphere.create(geo.cartesian3.create(2, 2, 3), 1);
+  assert.equal(geo.boundingSphere.union(outer, inner, inner), inner);
+  assert.deepEqual(tuple(inner), tuple(outer));
+  assert.deepEqual(tuple(geo.boundingSphere.fromPoints([])), [0, 0, 0, 0]);
+});

src/geo/index.js

@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ export * as quaternion from './quaternion.js';
 export * as transforms from './transforms.js';
 
 export * as ellipsoidGeodesic from './ellipsoidGeodesic.js';
+export * as boundingSphere from './boundingSphere.js';

src/layers/launches/camera.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
 import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import {
   REPLAY_ASCENT_CAMERA_OFFSET_RAD,
@@ -14,7 +13,13 @@ import {
   REPLAY_ORBIT_FRAME_CENTER_BLEND,
 } from './policy.js';
 
-export function createCamera({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
+export function createCamera({
+  state: layerState,
+  services,
+  parts,
+  source,
+  getRenderer,
+}) {
   function cameraHeadingForPath(path, progress, fallback = Math.PI) {
     if (!path?.length) return fallback;
     const current = parts.paths.samplePath(path, progress);
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ export function createCamera({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
       const nextCartographic =
         geo.ellipsoid.WGS84.cartesianToCartographic(next);
       if (!nextCartographic) continue;
-      const geodesic = new Cesium.EllipsoidGeodesic(
+      const geodesic = geo.ellipsoidGeodesic.create(
         currentCartographic,
         nextCartographic,
       );
@@ -308,17 +313,13 @@ export function createCamera({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
    */
 
   function replayOrbitFrameSphere(orbitPath = []) {
-    const earth = new Cesium.BoundingSphere(
+    const earth = geo.boundingSphere.create(
       geo.cartesian3.ZERO,
       geo.ellipsoid.WGS84.maximumRadius,
     );
     if (!Array.isArray(orbitPath) || orbitPath.length < 2) return earth;
-    const orbit = Cesium.BoundingSphere.fromPoints(orbitPath);
-    return Cesium.BoundingSphere.union(
-      earth,
-      orbit,
-      new Cesium.BoundingSphere(),
-    );
+    const orbit = geo.boundingSphere.fromPoints(orbitPath);
+    return geo.boundingSphere.union(earth, orbit, geo.boundingSphere.create());
   }
 
   /**

src/layers/launches/controls.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 export function createControls({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
   const methods = {
     id: 'rocket-launches',
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export function createControls({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
      */
     getAnalystRecords(maxCount = Infinity) {
       if (!layerState._enabled) return [];
-      const now = Date.now();
+      const now = appClock.now();
       const text = (v) => (typeof v === 'string' && v.trim() ? v.trim() : null);
       const result = [];
       for (const launch of layerState._launches || []) {

src/layers/launches/index.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import { createPolicyHelpers } from './policyHelpers.js';
 import { createIngestion } from './ingestion.js';
 import { createOrbitRendering } from './orbitRendering.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,15 @@ export function createRocketLaunchesLayer({ services, source }) {
     throw new TypeError('A launches source is required');
   const state = createState({ services });
   const parts = {};
-  const context = { state, services, parts, source };
+  const getRenderer = () => {
+    if (!state._renderer || state._renderer.view !== state._viewer)
+      state._renderer = services.renderer.create({
+        viewer: state._viewer,
+        engine: state._engine,
+      });
+    return state._renderer;
+  };
+  const context = { state, services, parts, source, getRenderer };
   parts.policyHelpers = createPolicyHelpers(context);
   parts.ingestion = createIngestion(context);
   parts.orbitRendering = createOrbitRendering(context);
@@ -43,6 +52,88 @@ export function createRocketLaunchesLayer({ services, source }) {
     parts.lifecycle.methods,
     parts.ingestion.methods,
     {
+      qaDrawn() {
+        if (!state._viewer || !state._dataSource) return null;
+        const value = (v) =>
+          typeof v?.getValue === 'function'
+            ? v.getValue(state._declutterTime)
+            : v;
+        const plain = (p) => (p ? { x: p.x, y: p.y, z: p.z } : null);
+        const anchors = (positions) =>
+          !positions?.length
+            ? []
+            : Array.from({ length: 8 }, (_, i) =>
+                plain(positions[Math.floor((i * (positions.length - 1)) / 8)]),
+              );
+        const track = state._replayTracks.get(state._selectedLaunchId);
+        const frame = track?.getReplayState();
+        return {
+          enabled: state._enabled,
+          selected: state._selectedLaunchId,
+          speed: state._replaySpeed,
+          paused: state._replayPaused,
+          records: state._launches.map((l) => ({
+            id: l.id,
+            name: l.name,
+            longitude: l.lon,
+            latitude: l.lat,
+            orbit: l.orbit?.name,
+          })),
+          points: state._dataSource.entities.values
+            .filter((e) => e.point && e.position)
+            .map((e) => {
+              const color = value(e.point.color);
+              return {
+                id: e.id,
+                position: plain(value(e.position)),
+                show:
+                  state._dataSource.show &&
+                  e.show &&
+                  value(e.point.show) !== false,
+                size: value(e.point.pixelSize),
+                color: color
+                  ? [color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha]
+                  : null,
+              };
+            }),
+          paths: state._dataSource.entities.values
+            .filter((e) => e.polyline)
+            .map((e) => ({
+              id: e.id,
+              show: state._dataSource.show && e.show,
+              anchors: anchors(value(e.polyline.positions)),
+            })),
+          rings: [...state._missionOrbitPrimitives].map(([id, path]) => ({
+            id,
+            show: path.primitive.show,
+            anchors: anchors(path.basePositions).map((p) =>
+              plain(
+                geo.matrix4.multiplyByPoint(
+                  path.primitive.modelMatrix,
+                  p,
+                  geo.cartesian3.create(),
+                ),
+              ),
+            ),
+          })),
+          replay: frame
+            ? {
+                ...frame,
+                active: state._replayCameraLaunchId === state._selectedLaunchId,
+                ascentDurationSec: track.ascentDurationSec,
+                position: plain(
+                  parts.paths.samplePath(
+                    frame.ascending
+                      ? track.ascentPath
+                      : track.animatedOrbitPath,
+                    frame.phaseProgress,
+                  ),
+                ),
+              }
+            : null,
+          padVisible: state._launchPadZonePrimitive?.show === true,
+        };
+      },
       satelliteParamsForSpaceMissions:
         parts.policyHelpers.satelliteParamsForSpaceMissions,
       satelliteParamsAfterSpaceMissions:

src/layers/launches/launchPad.js

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
-import { LAUNCH_PAD_ZONE_RADIUS_M } from './policy.js';
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 
 export function createLaunchPad({
   state: layerState,
   services,
   parts,
   source,
+  getRenderer,
 }) {
   function hideLaunchPadZone() {
     if (layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive)
@@ -13,134 +14,60 @@ export function createLaunchPad({
   }
 
   function removeLaunchPadZonePrimitive() {
-    if (
-      layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive &&
-      layerState._viewer?.scene?.primitives
-    ) {
-      layerState._viewer.scene.primitives.remove(
-        layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive,
-      );
-    }
+    if (layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive)
+      getRenderer().removePrimitive(layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive);
     layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive = null;
     layerState._launchPadZoneLaunchId = null;
   }
 
   function createLaunchPadZonePrimitive(launch) {
     removeLaunchPadZonePrimitive();
-    const material = new Cesium.Material({
-      fabric: {
-        type: 'GevLaunchPadZone',
-        uniforms: {
-          color: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#22e6e6'),
-          fillAlpha: 0.105,
-          rimAlpha: 0.72,
-        },
-        source: `
-        czm_material czm_getMaterial(czm_materialInput materialInput) {
-          czm_material material = czm_getDefaultMaterial(materialInput);
-          vec2 centered = (materialInput.st - vec2(0.5)) * 2.0;
-          float radius = length(centered);
-          float inside = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.985, 1.0, radius);
-          float rim = smoothstep(0.952, 0.985, radius) * inside;
-          material.diffuse = color.rgb;
-          material.emission = color.rgb * rim * 0.35;
-          material.alpha = color.a * inside * mix(fillAlpha, rimAlpha, rim);
-          return material;
-        }`,
-      },
-    });
-    const geometry = new Cesium.EllipseGeometry({
-      center: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat),
-      semiMajorAxis: LAUNCH_PAD_ZONE_RADIUS_M,
-      semiMinorAxis: LAUNCH_PAD_ZONE_RADIUS_M,
-      granularity: Cesium.Math.toRadians(0.08),
-      vertexFormat:
-        Cesium.MaterialAppearance.MaterialSupport.TEXTURED.vertexFormat,
-    });
-    layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive =
-      layerState._viewer.scene.primitives.add(
-        new Cesium.GroundPrimitive({
-          geometryInstances: new Cesium.GeometryInstance({
-            geometry,
-            id: `rocket-pad-zone:${launch.id}`,
-          }),
-          appearance: new Cesium.MaterialAppearance({
-            material,
-            translucent: true,
-            closed: false,
-            faceForward: true,
-            flat: true,
-            // Keep the zone classified onto the photoreal surface, but bias only its
-            // rasterized depth toward the camera. This avoids coplanar fragments
-            // being intermittently buried by the launch-pad mesh at oblique angles
-            // without adding a world-space height that would make the ring float.
-            renderState: {
-              depthTest: {
-                enabled: true,
-              },
-              depthMask: false,
-              polygonOffset: {
-                enabled: true,
-                factor: -1,
-                units: -4,
-              },
-              blending: Cesium.BlendingState.ALPHA_BLEND,
-            },
-          }),
-          classificationType: Cesium.ClassificationType.BOTH,
-          asynchronous: true,
-          show: true,
-        }),
-      );
+    layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive = getRenderer().createPad(launch);
     layerState._launchPadZoneLaunchId = launch.id;
   }
 
   function initLaunchPadZonePrimitive() {
     if (!layerState._viewer || layerState._launchPadZoneRemover) return;
-    layerState._launchPadZoneRemover =
-      layerState._viewer.scene.preRender.addEventListener(() => {
-        if (!layerState._enabled || !layerState._dataSource?.show) {
-          hideLaunchPadZone();
-          return;
-        }
-        const nowMs = Date.now();
-        if (nowMs - layerState._lastMissionRingRotationMs >= 1000) {
-          layerState._missionRingDate.setTime(nowMs);
-          parts.orbitRendering.updateMissionOrbitPrimitiveFrames(
-            layerState._missionRingDate,
-          );
-          layerState._lastMissionRingRotationMs = nowMs;
-        }
-        const launch = layerState._launches.find(
-          (item) => item.id === layerState._selectedLaunchId,
+    layerState._launchPadZoneRemover = getRenderer().on('preRender', () => {
+      if (!layerState._enabled || !layerState._dataSource?.show) {
+        hideLaunchPadZone();
+        return;
+      }
+      const nowMs = Date.now();
+      if (nowMs - layerState._lastMissionRingRotationMs >= 1000) {
+        layerState._missionRingDate.setTime(appClock.now());
+        parts.orbitRendering.updateMissionOrbitPrimitiveFrames(
+          layerState._missionRingDate,
         );
-        const camera = layerState._viewer?.camera;
-        if (!launch || !camera) {
-          hideLaunchPadZone();
-          return;
-        }
-        const launchPosition = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
-          launch.lon,
-          launch.lat,
-        );
-        const visible = parts.policyHelpers.launchPadZoneVisible({
-          layerActive: Boolean(layerState._dataSource?.show),
-          selectedLaunchId: layerState._selectedLaunchId,
-          launchId: launch.id,
-          cameraHeightM: camera.positionCartographic?.height,
-          cameraDistanceM: Cesium.Cartesian3.distance(
-            camera.positionWC,
-            launchPosition,
-          ),
-        });
-        if (!visible) {
-          hideLaunchPadZone();
-          return;
-        }
-        if (layerState._launchPadZoneLaunchId !== launch.id)
-          createLaunchPadZonePrimitive(launch);
-        layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive.show = true;
+        layerState._lastMissionRingRotationMs = nowMs;
+      }
+      const launch = layerState._launches.find(
+        (item) => item.id === layerState._selectedLaunchId,
+      );
+      const camera = layerState._viewer?.camera;
+      if (!launch || !camera) {
+        hideLaunchPadZone();
+        return;
+      }
+      const launchPosition = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
+      const visible = parts.policyHelpers.launchPadZoneVisible({
+        layerActive: Boolean(layerState._dataSource?.show),
+        selectedLaunchId: layerState._selectedLaunchId,
+        launchId: launch.id,
+        cameraHeightM: camera.positionCartographic?.height,
+        cameraDistanceM: geo.cartesian3.distance(
+          camera.positionWC,
+          launchPosition,
+        ),
       });
+      if (!visible) {
+        hideLaunchPadZone();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (layerState._launchPadZoneLaunchId !== launch.id)
+        createLaunchPadZonePrimitive(launch);
+      layerState._launchPadZonePrimitive.show = true;
+    });
   }
 
   function destroyLaunchPadZonePrimitive() {

src/layers/launches/launchPadFrame.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
+import { createLaunchPad } from './launchPad.js';
+test('selected pad frame uses neutral geometry and the physical orbit epoch', () => {
+  const launch = { id: 'qa', lon: -80.6, lat: 28.6 };
+  let tick,
+    created = 0,
+    epoch;
+  const state = {
+    _viewer: {
+      camera: {
+        positionWC: geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat, 500),
+        positionCartographic: { height: 500 },
+      },
+    },
+    _enabled: true,
+    _dataSource: { show: true },
+    _selectedLaunchId: 'qa',
+    _launches: [launch],
+    _launchPadZoneRemover: null,
+    _lastMissionRingRotationMs: 0,
+    _missionRingDate: new Date(0),
+    _launchPadZonePrimitive: null,
+    _launchPadZoneLaunchId: null,
+  };
+  const renderer = {
+    on: (event, fn) => {
+      assert.equal(event, 'preRender');
+      tick = fn;
+      return () => {};
+    },
+    createPad: () => {
+      created++;
+      return { show: true };
+    },
+    removePrimitive: () => {},
+  };
+  const parts = {
+    orbitRendering: {
+      updateMissionOrbitPrimitiveFrames: (date) => {
+        epoch = date.getTime();
+      },
+    },
+    policyHelpers: {
+      launchPadZoneVisible: ({ cameraDistanceM }) => cameraDistanceM < 1000,
+    },
+  };
+  try {
+    appClock.freeze(123000);
+    createLaunchPad({
+      state,
+      services: {},
+      parts,
+      source: {},
+      getRenderer: () => renderer,
+    }).initLaunchPadZonePrimitive();
+    tick();
+    assert.equal(created, 1);
+    assert.equal(state._launchPadZonePrimitive.show, true);
+    assert.equal(epoch, 123000);
+  } finally {
+    appClock.reset();
+  }
+});

src/layers/launches/lifecycle.js

@@ -1,61 +1,54 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
-import { isPointerFree } from '../../data/inputOwnership.js';
-
 export function createLifecycle({
   state: layerState,
   services,
   parts,
   source,
+  getRenderer,
 }) {
   const { holdContinuousRender, releaseContinuousRender } = services.render;
 
   const methods = {
-    init(viewer) {
-      layerState._viewer = viewer;
+    init(viewer, { engine = null } = {}) {
+      layerState._engine = engine;
+      layerState._renderer = services.renderer.create({ viewer, engine });
+      layerState._viewer = layerState._renderer.view;
+      layerState._declutterOccluder = getRenderer().occluder();
       layerState._enabled = false;
       parts.panel.createMissionPanel();
       parts.overlays.createReplayVehicleOverlay();
-      layerState._dataSource = new Cesium.CustomDataSource('rocket-launches');
-      layerState._dataSource.show = false;
-      viewer.dataSources.add(layerState._dataSource);
+      layerState._dataSource = getRenderer().createDataSource();
       layerState._count = 0;
       layerState._lastUpdate = null;
       layerState._lastError = null;
       layerState._orbitMatches = 0;
       parts.overlays.clearMissionOverlaySources();
-      layerState._clickHandler = new Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventHandler(
-        viewer.scene.canvas,
+      const enabled = () => layerState._enabled && layerState._dataSource?.show;
+      layerState._clickHandler = getRenderer().listenClick(
+        layerState._dataSource,
+        (entity) => {
+          const launchId = parts.selection.entityLaunchId(entity);
+          if (!launchId) return;
+          parts.selection.setSelectedMission(launchId);
+          parts.selection.focusMission(
+            layerState._launches.find((l) => l.id === launchId),
+          );
+        },
+        { enabled },
       );
-      layerState._clickHandler.setInputAction((movement) => {
-        // A tool owns the pointer (src/data/inputOwnership.js): yield the click.
-        if (!isPointerFree()) return;
-        if (!layerState._enabled || !layerState._dataSource?.show) return;
-        const entity = viewer.scene
-          .drillPick(movement.position, 12)
-          .map((picked) => picked?.id)
-          .find((candidate) => parts.selection.entityLaunchId(candidate));
-        const launchId = parts.selection.entityLaunchId(entity);
-        if (!launchId) return;
-        parts.selection.setSelectedMission(launchId);
-        parts.selection.focusMission(
-          layerState._launches.find((launch) => launch.id === launchId),
-        );
-      }, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.LEFT_CLICK);
-      layerState._moveHandler = new Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventHandler(
-        viewer.scene.canvas,
+      layerState._moveHandler = getRenderer().listenMove(
+        layerState._dataSource,
+        (entity) => {
+          layerState._viewer.scene.canvas.style.cursor = entity
+            ? 'pointer'
+            : '';
+        },
+        { enabled },
       );
-      layerState._moveHandler.setInputAction((movement) => {
-        if (!layerState._enabled || !layerState._dataSource?.show) return;
-        const missionEntity = viewer.scene
-          .drillPick(movement.endPosition, 12)
-          .map((picked) => picked?.id)
-          .find((candidate) => parts.selection.entityLaunchId(candidate));
-        viewer.scene.canvas.style.cursor = missionEntity ? 'pointer' : '';
-      }, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.MOUSE_MOVE);
       // Apply horizon visibility before Cesium traverses and picks the scene.
       // A postRender write is one frame late and can remain visibly stale when
       // request-on-demand rendering stops after a globe camera move.
-      layerState._declutterHandler = viewer.scene.preRender.addEventListener(
+      layerState._declutterHandler = getRenderer().on(
+        'preRender',
         parts.rendering.updateMissionFrame,
       );
       parts.launchPad.initLaunchPadZonePrimitive();
@@ -153,9 +146,8 @@ export function createLifecycle({
       }
       layerState._missionRosterPreviewOwnership = null;
       layerState._missionRoster = null;
-      layerState._viewer = null;
       if (layerState._dataSource)
-        viewer.dataSources.remove(layerState._dataSource, true);
+        getRenderer().removeDataSource(layerState._dataSource);
       layerState._dataSource = null;
       layerState._count = 0;
       layerState._orbitMatches = 0;
@@ -168,6 +160,10 @@ export function createLifecycle({
       layerState._satelliteStateBeforeMission = null;
       layerState._satelliteActivationPromise = null;
       layerState._dataManager = null;
+      layerState._renderer?.destroy();
+      layerState._renderer = null;
+      layerState._engine = null;
+      layerState._viewer = null;
     },
   };
 

src/layers/launches/model.js

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { rgbaFromCss } from '../shared/color.js';
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 import { WINDOW_DAYS } from './policy.js';
 
-export function createModel({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
+export function createModel({
+  state: layerState,
+  services,
+  parts,
+  source,
+  getRenderer,
+}) {
   function finiteCoordinate(value) {
     const number = Number(value);
     return Number.isFinite(number) ? number : null;
@@ -137,23 +145,20 @@ export function createModel({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     const identity =
       `${launch.provider || ''} ${launch.name || ''} ${launch.missionName || ''}`.toLowerCase();
     if (/nasa|national aeronautics/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#ff9f43');
+      return rgbaFromCss('#ff9f43');
     if (/starlink|spacex|space exploration/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#4cc9f0');
-    if (/rocket lab/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#7bed9f');
-    if (/isro|indian space/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#ff66c4');
+      return rgbaFromCss('#4cc9f0');
+    if (/rocket lab/.test(identity)) return rgbaFromCss('#7bed9f');
+    if (/isro|indian space/.test(identity)) return rgbaFromCss('#ff66c4');
     if (/cnsa|china national|long march/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#ffd166');
-    if (/blue origin/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#a78bfa');
+      return rgbaFromCss('#ffd166');
+    if (/blue origin/.test(identity)) return rgbaFromCss('#a78bfa');
     if (/ula|united launch alliance/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#f97316');
+      return rgbaFromCss('#f97316');
     if (/arianespace|esa|european space/.test(identity))
-      return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#60a5fa');
-    if (launch.provider) return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#c084fc');
-    return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#22e6e6');
+      return rgbaFromCss('#60a5fa');
+    if (launch.provider) return rgbaFromCss('#c084fc');
+    return rgbaFromCss('#22e6e6');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ export function createModel({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
    * @returns {Array<object>}
    */
 
-  function normalizeRocketLaunches(payload, now = new Date()) {
+  function normalizeRocketLaunches(payload, now = new Date(appClock.now())) {
     const launches = Array.isArray(payload) ? payload : payload?.results;
     if (!Array.isArray(launches)) return [];
     const cutoff = now.getTime() - WINDOW_DAYS * 86400000;

src/layers/launches/orbitRendering.js

@@ -1,68 +1,12 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
-import {
-  MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS,
-  MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP,
-} from './policy.js';
-
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
+import { rgbaFromCss } from '../shared/color.js';
 export function createOrbitRendering({
   state: layerState,
   services,
-  parts,
-  source,
+  getRenderer,
 }) {
   const { orbitFrameModelMatrix } = services.satellites;
-
-  /**
-   * Register the selected-orbit tactical material once. Each group begins with
-   * one compact round dot followed by one hundred short dashes.
-   */
-
-  function ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered() {
-    if (layerState._missionOrbitPatternRegistered) return;
-    new Cesium.Material({
-      fabric: {
-        type: 'GevMissionOrbitTactical',
-        uniforms: {
-          color: Cesium.Color.CYAN,
-          groupCount: MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS,
-          dashCount: MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP,
-        },
-        source: `
-        czm_material czm_getMaterial(czm_materialInput materialInput) {
-          czm_material material = czm_getDefaultMaterial(materialInput);
-          float groupPosition = fract(materialInput.st.s * groupCount);
-          float markPosition = groupPosition * (dashCount + 1.0);
-          float markIndex = floor(markPosition);
-          float localPosition = fract(markPosition);
-          float centerDistance = abs(localPosition - 0.5);
-          float edge = max(fwidth(localPosition) * 1.35, 0.012);
-          float dashAlong = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.27 - edge, 0.27 + edge, centerDistance);
-          float dashAcross = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.12, 0.24, abs(materialInput.st.t - 0.5));
-          float dash = dashAlong * dashAcross;
-          float dotAlong = (localPosition - 0.5) / 0.32;
-          float dotAcross = (materialInput.st.t - 0.5) / 0.5;
-          float dot = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.78, 1.0, length(vec2(dotAlong, dotAcross)));
-          float isDot = 1.0 - step(0.5, markIndex);
-          float visible = mix(dash, dot, isDot);
-          material.diffuse = color.rgb;
-          material.emission = color.rgb * mix(0.07, 0.65, isDot);
-          material.alpha = color.a * visible * mix(0.58, 1.0, isDot);
-          return material;
-        }`,
-      },
-    });
-    layerState._missionOrbitPatternRegistered = true;
-  }
-
-  function createMissionOrbitPatternMaterial(color) {
-    ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered();
-    return Cesium.Material.fromType('GevMissionOrbitTactical', {
-      color,
-      groupCount: MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS,
-      dashCount: MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP,
-    });
-  }
-
   function missionOrbitPrimitiveVisible(launchId) {
     return Boolean(
       layerState._enabled &&
@@ -81,8 +25,8 @@ export function createOrbitRendering({
 
   function removeMissionOrbitPrimitives() {
     for (const path of layerState._missionOrbitPrimitives.values()) {
-      if (path.primitive && layerState._viewer?.scene?.primitives) {
-        layerState._viewer.scene.primitives.remove(path.primitive);
+      if (path.primitive && layerState._viewer) {
+        getRenderer().removePrimitive(path.primitive);
       }
     }
     layerState._missionOrbitPrimitives.clear();
@@ -96,8 +40,9 @@ export function createOrbitRendering({
         nowDate,
         path.primitive.modelMatrix,
       );
+      getRenderer().commitOrbit(path.primitive);
       if (path.labelBakePosition && path.labelPosition) {
-        Cesium.Matrix4.multiplyByPoint(
+        geo.matrix4.multiplyByPoint(
           path.primitive.modelMatrix,
           path.labelBakePosition,
           path.labelPosition,
@@ -113,71 +58,30 @@ export function createOrbitRendering({
       !Number.isFinite(satelliteTrack.gmstAtBake)
     )
       return false;
-    const collection = new Cesium.PolylineCollection();
-    collection.add({
+    const collection = getRenderer().createOrbit({
       positions: orbitPath,
       width: 3,
-      material: createMissionOrbitPatternMaterial(
-        Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#22e6e6').withAlpha(0.95),
-      ),
+      color: rgbaFromCss('#22e6e6').withAlpha(0.95),
     });
     collection.show = missionOrbitPrimitiveVisible(launch.id);
     orbitFrameModelMatrix(
       satelliteTrack.gmstAtBake,
-      new Date(),
+      new Date(appClock.now()),
       collection.modelMatrix,
     );
-    layerState._viewer.scene.primitives.add(collection);
     layerState._missionOrbitPrimitives.set(launch.id, {
       primitive: collection,
+      basePositions: orbitPath,
       gmstAtBake: satelliteTrack.gmstAtBake,
     });
     return true;
   }
 
-  function MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty(color) {
-    ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered();
-    this._color = color;
-    this._definitionChanged = new Cesium.Event();
-  }
-  Object.defineProperties(MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype, {
-    isConstant: {
-      get() {
-        return true;
-      },
-    },
-    definitionChanged: {
-      get() {
-        return this._definitionChanged;
-      },
-    },
-  });
-  MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype.getType = function getType() {
-    return 'GevMissionOrbitTactical';
-  };
-  MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype.getValue = function getValue(
-    time,
-    result,
-  ) {
-    if (!Cesium.defined(result)) result = {};
-    result.color = this._color;
-    result.groupCount = MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS;
-    result.dashCount = MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP;
-    return result;
-  };
-  MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype.equals = function equals(
-    other,
-  ) {
-    return this === other;
-  };
   return {
-    ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered,
-    createMissionOrbitPatternMaterial,
     missionOrbitPrimitiveVisible,
     syncMissionOrbitPrimitiveVisibility,
     removeMissionOrbitPrimitives,
     updateMissionOrbitPrimitiveFrames,
     addMissionOrbitPrimitive,
-    MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty,
   };
 }

src/layers/launches/overlays.js

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { engineFromViewer } from '../../globe/cesium/engineFromViewer.js';
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import {
   createCyberSonarSampler,
   isCyberContactSonarActive as isCyberSonarActive,
@@ -12,7 +11,13 @@ import {
   ROCKET_MISSION_AMBIENT_OVERLAY_SOURCE_OPTIONS,
 } from './policy.js';
 
-export function createOverlays({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
+export function createOverlays({
+  state: layerState,
+  services,
+  parts,
+  source,
+  getRenderer,
+}) {
   /**
    * Resolve whether a surface mission anchor is safely on the camera-facing
    * side of Earth. The small positive limb margin prevents labels anchored just
@@ -29,25 +34,24 @@ export function createOverlays({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     limbMargin = 0.012,
   ) {
     if (!cameraPosition || !markerPosition) return false;
-    const cameraMagnitude = Cesium.Cartesian3.magnitude(cameraPosition);
+    const cameraMagnitude = geo.cartesian3.magnitude(cameraPosition);
     if (
       !Number.isFinite(cameraMagnitude) ||
-      cameraMagnitude <= Cesium.Ellipsoid.WGS84.maximumRadius
+      cameraMagnitude <= geo.ellipsoid.WGS84.maximumRadius
     ) {
       return false;
     }
-    const cameraDirection = Cesium.Cartesian3.normalize(
+    const cameraDirection = geo.cartesian3.normalize(
       cameraPosition,
-      new Cesium.Cartesian3(),
+      geo.cartesian3.create(),
     );
-    const markerDirection = Cesium.Cartesian3.normalize(
+    const markerDirection = geo.cartesian3.normalize(
       markerPosition,
-      new Cesium.Cartesian3(),
+      geo.cartesian3.create(),
     );
-    const limbThreshold =
-      Cesium.Ellipsoid.WGS84.maximumRadius / cameraMagnitude;
+    const limbThreshold = geo.ellipsoid.WGS84.maximumRadius / cameraMagnitude;
     return (
-      Cesium.Cartesian3.dot(cameraDirection, markerDirection) >
+      geo.cartesian3.dot(cameraDirection, markerDirection) >
       limbThreshold + limbMargin
     );
   }
@@ -484,15 +488,7 @@ export function createOverlays({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
       hideReplayVehicleOverlay();
       return null;
     }
-    // The engine's projector (engineFromViewer), as the world overlay.
-    const projector = engineFromViewer(layerState._viewer)?.projector;
-    const project = (point) =>
-      projector
-        ? projector.worldToWindow(point)
-        : Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates(
-            layerState._viewer.scene,
-            point,
-          );
+    const project = (point) => getRenderer().project(point);
     const windowPosition = project(position);
     if (!windowPosition) {
       hideReplayVehicleOverlay();
@@ -584,7 +580,7 @@ export function createOverlays({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     }
     layerState._replayVehicleOverlay.style.setProperty(
       '--mission-replay-rotation',
-      `${Cesium.Math.toDegrees(vehicleRotation)}deg`,
+      `${geo.math.toDegrees(vehicleRotation)}deg`,
     );
 
     const mission = shortMissionLabel(launch.name, 22).toUpperCase();

src/layers/launches/panel.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
 import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import {
@@ -6,7 +5,13 @@ import {
   MISSION_GLOBE_VIEW_RANGE_M,
 } from './policy.js';
 
-export function createPanel({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
+export function createPanel({
+  state: layerState,
+  services,
+  parts,
+  source,
+  getRenderer,
+}) {
   /**
    * Preserve the user's globe scale for roster previews while avoiding an
    * accidental surface-level fly-to when the list is opened from a close view.
@@ -359,10 +364,7 @@ export function createPanel({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
       `rocket-satellite:${layerState._selectedLaunchId}`,
     );
     const position = satellite?.position?.getValue(
-      Cesium.JulianDate.fromDate(
-        new Date(appClock.now()),
-        layerState._declutterTime,
-      ),
+      getRenderer().time(appClock.now()),
     );
     const altitudeM = position
       ? geo.cartographic.fromCartesian(position)?.height

src/layers/launches/policyHelpers.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
 import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import {
   SATELLITE_STANDALONE_DEFAULTS,
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ export function createPolicyHelpers({
   services,
   parts,
   source,
+  getRenderer,
 }) {
   /**
    * Derive the temporary Satellite display mode required by Space Missions.
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ export function createPolicyHelpers({
     );
     const position = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
     layerState._viewer.camera.flyToBoundingSphere(
-      new Cesium.BoundingSphere(position, 0),
+      geo.boundingSphere.create(position, 0),
       {
-        offset: new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(0, -geo.math.PI_OVER_TWO, range),
+        offset: getRenderer().range(0, -geo.math.PI_OVER_TWO, range),
         duration: 0.8,
-        easingFunction: Cesium.EasingFunction.CUBIC_IN_OUT,
+        easingFunction: getRenderer().easing,
       },
     );
   }

src/layers/launches/render/cesium.js

@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+// Native mission graphics stay here; shared mission logic uses plain geometry.
+import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { isPointerFree } from '../../../data/inputOwnership.js';
+import {
+  MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS,
+  MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP,
+  LAUNCH_PAD_ZONE_RADIUS_M,
+} from '../policy.js';
+export function createLaunchesCesiumRenderer(engine, { viewer } = {}) {
+  let patternRegistered = false;
+  const scratchTime = new Cesium.JulianDate();
+  const color = (value) =>
+    value?.red !== undefined
+      ? new Cesium.Color(value.red, value.green, value.blue, value.alpha)
+      : value;
+  function ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered() {
+    if (patternRegistered) return;
+    new Cesium.Material({
+      fabric: {
+        type: 'GevMissionOrbitTactical',
+        uniforms: {
+          color: Cesium.Color.CYAN,
+          groupCount: MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS,
+          dashCount: MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP,
+        },
+        source: `
+        czm_material czm_getMaterial(czm_materialInput materialInput) {
+          czm_material material = czm_getDefaultMaterial(materialInput);
+          float groupPosition = fract(materialInput.st.s * groupCount);
+          float markPosition = groupPosition * (dashCount + 1.0);
+          float markIndex = floor(markPosition);
+          float localPosition = fract(markPosition);
+          float centerDistance = abs(localPosition - 0.5);
+          float edge = max(fwidth(localPosition) * 1.35, 0.012);
+          float dashAlong = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.27 - edge, 0.27 + edge, centerDistance);
+          float dashAcross = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.12, 0.24, abs(materialInput.st.t - 0.5));
+          float dash = dashAlong * dashAcross;
+          float dotAlong = (localPosition - 0.5) / 0.32;
+          float dotAcross = (materialInput.st.t - 0.5) / 0.5;
+          float dot = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.78, 1.0, length(vec2(dotAlong, dotAcross)));
+          float isDot = 1.0 - step(0.5, markIndex);
+          float visible = mix(dash, dot, isDot);
+          material.diffuse = color.rgb;
+          material.emission = color.rgb * mix(0.07, 0.65, isDot);
+          material.alpha = color.a * visible * mix(0.58, 1.0, isDot);
+          return material;
+        }`,
+      },
+    });
+    patternRegistered = true;
+  }
+
+  function createMissionOrbitPatternMaterial(color) {
+    ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered();
+    return Cesium.Material.fromType('GevMissionOrbitTactical', {
+      color,
+      groupCount: MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS,
+      dashCount: MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP,
+    });
+  }
+
+  function MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty(color) {
+    ensureMissionOrbitPatternRegistered();
+    this._color = color;
+    this._definitionChanged = new Cesium.Event();
+  }
+  Object.defineProperties(MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype, {
+    isConstant: {
+      get() {
+        return true;
+      },
+    },
+    definitionChanged: {
+      get() {
+        return this._definitionChanged;
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype.getType = function getType() {
+    return 'GevMissionOrbitTactical';
+  };
+  MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype.getValue = function getValue(
+    time,
+    result,
+  ) {
+    if (!Cesium.defined(result)) result = {};
+    result.color = this._color;
+    result.groupCount = MISSION_ORBIT_PATTERN_GROUPS;
+    result.dashCount = MISSION_ORBIT_DASHES_PER_GROUP;
+    return result;
+  };
+  MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty.prototype.equals = function equals(
+    other,
+  ) {
+    return this === other;
+  };
+  function createPad(launch) {
+    const material = new Cesium.Material({
+      fabric: {
+        type: 'GevLaunchPadZone',
+        uniforms: {
+          color: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#22e6e6'),
+          fillAlpha: 0.105,
+          rimAlpha: 0.72,
+        },
+        source: `
+        czm_material czm_getMaterial(czm_materialInput materialInput) {
+          czm_material material = czm_getDefaultMaterial(materialInput);
+          vec2 centered = (materialInput.st - vec2(0.5)) * 2.0;
+          float radius = length(centered);
+          float inside = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.985, 1.0, radius);
+          float rim = smoothstep(0.952, 0.985, radius) * inside;
+          material.diffuse = color.rgb;
+          material.emission = color.rgb * rim * 0.35;
+          material.alpha = color.a * inside * mix(fillAlpha, rimAlpha, rim);
+          return material;
+        }`,
+      },
+    });
+    const geometry = new Cesium.EllipseGeometry({
+      center: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat),
+      semiMajorAxis: LAUNCH_PAD_ZONE_RADIUS_M,
+      semiMinorAxis: LAUNCH_PAD_ZONE_RADIUS_M,
+      granularity: Cesium.Math.toRadians(0.08),
+      vertexFormat:
+        Cesium.MaterialAppearance.MaterialSupport.TEXTURED.vertexFormat,
+    });
+    const primitive = viewer.scene.primitives.add(
+      new Cesium.GroundPrimitive({
+        geometryInstances: new Cesium.GeometryInstance({
+          geometry,
+          id: `rocket-pad-zone:${launch.id}`,
+        }),
+        appearance: new Cesium.MaterialAppearance({
+          material,
+          translucent: true,
+          closed: false,
+          faceForward: true,
+          flat: true,
+          // Keep the zone classified onto the photoreal surface, but bias only its
+          // rasterized depth toward the camera. This avoids coplanar fragments
+          // being intermittently buried by the launch-pad mesh at oblique angles
+          // without adding a world-space height that would make the ring float.
+          renderState: {
+            depthTest: {
+              enabled: true,
+            },
+            depthMask: false,
+            polygonOffset: {
+              enabled: true,
+              factor: -1,
+              units: -4,
+            },
+            blending: Cesium.BlendingState.ALPHA_BLEND,
+          },
+        }),
+        classificationType: Cesium.ClassificationType.BOTH,
+        asynchronous: true,
+        show: true,
+      }),
+    );
+    return primitive;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    kind: 'cesium',
+    engine,
+    view: viewer,
+    time(epochMs) {
+      return Cesium.JulianDate.fromDate(new Date(epochMs), scratchTime);
+    },
+    occluder: () =>
+      new Cesium.EllipsoidalOccluder(
+        Cesium.Ellipsoid.WGS84,
+        Cesium.Cartesian3.ZERO,
+      ),
+    callback: (fn) => new Cesium.CallbackProperty(fn, false),
+    range: (heading, pitch, range) =>
+      new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(heading, pitch, range),
+    easing: Cesium.EasingFunction.CUBIC_IN_OUT,
+    createDataSource() {
+      const source = new Cesium.CustomDataSource('rocket-launches');
+      source.show = false;
+      viewer.dataSources.add(source);
+      return source;
+    },
+    removeDataSource: (source) => viewer?.dataSources.remove(source, true),
+    addEntity(source, spec) {
+      const options = { ...spec };
+      for (const key of ['point', 'billboard'])
+        if (spec[key])
+          options[key] = {
+            ...spec[key],
+            ...(spec[key].color ? { color: color(spec[key].color) } : {}),
+            ...(spec[key].outlineColor
+              ? { outlineColor: color(spec[key].outlineColor) }
+              : {}),
+          };
+      if (spec.polyline) {
+        const { arc, ...line } = spec.polyline;
+        options.polyline = {
+          ...line,
+          material: color(line.material),
+          ...(arc
+            ? {
+                arcType:
+                  arc === 'none'
+                    ? Cesium.ArcType.NONE
+                    : Cesium.ArcType.GEODESIC,
+              }
+            : {}),
+        };
+      }
+      return source.entities.add(options);
+    },
+    dash: (options) =>
+      new Cesium.PolylineDashMaterialProperty({
+        ...options,
+        color: color(options.color),
+      }),
+    patternMaterial: (value) =>
+      new MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty(color(value)),
+    createOrbit({ positions, width, color: rgba }) {
+      const collection = new Cesium.PolylineCollection();
+      collection.add({
+        positions,
+        width,
+        material: createMissionOrbitPatternMaterial(color(rgba)),
+      });
+      viewer.scene.primitives.add(collection);
+      return collection;
+    },
+    commitOrbit() {},
+    removePrimitive: (primitive) => viewer?.scene.primitives.remove(primitive),
+    createPad,
+    project: (position, result) =>
+      Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates(
+        viewer.scene,
+        position,
+        result,
+      ),
+    on: (event, listener) => viewer.scene[event].addEventListener(listener),
+    listenClick(source, listener, { enabled = () => true } = {}) {
+      const handler = new Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventHandler(viewer.scene.canvas);
+      handler.setInputAction((movement) => {
+        if (!isPointerFree()) return;
+        if (!enabled()) return;
+        const entity = viewer.scene
+          .drillPick(movement.position, 12)
+          .map((p) => p?.id)
+          .find((e) => e?.id?.startsWith('rocket-'));
+        listener(entity);
+      }, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.LEFT_CLICK);
+      return { destroy: () => handler.destroy() };
+    },
+    listenMove(source, listener, { enabled = () => true } = {}) {
+      const handler = new Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventHandler(viewer.scene.canvas);
+      handler.setInputAction((movement) => {
+        if (!enabled()) return;
+        const entity = viewer.scene
+          .drillPick(movement.endPosition, 12)
+          .map((p) => p?.id)
+          .find((e) => e?.id?.startsWith('rocket-'));
+        listener(entity);
+      }, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.MOUSE_MOVE);
+      return { destroy: () => handler.destroy() };
+    },
+    destroy() {},
+  };
+}

src/layers/launches/rendering.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { rgbaFromCss } from '../shared/color.js';
+import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 import {
   TRAJECTORY_STAGE_COLORS,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export function createRendering({
   services,
   parts,
   source,
+  getRenderer,
 }) {
   const { getSatelliteOrbitTrack, findSatelliteOrbitTrackInTle } =
     services.satellites;
@@ -34,10 +36,8 @@ export function createRendering({
     }
     parts.panel.updateMissionTelemetry();
     // The app clock's now, as the JulianDate Cesium's entity properties take.
-    const time = Cesium.JulianDate.fromDate(
-      new Date(appClock.now()),
-      layerState._declutterTime,
-    );
+    const time = getRenderer().time(appClock.now());
+    layerState._declutterTime = time;
     layerState._declutterOccluder.cameraPosition =
       layerState._viewer.scene.camera.positionWC;
     parts.overlays.updateReplayVehicleOverlay(layerState._declutterOccluder);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function createRendering({
   }
 
   function addLaunchEntity(launch, activeTleText = layerState._activeTleText) {
-    const position = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
+    const position = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
     const overlayRecord = {
       launch,
       anchorPosition: position,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function createRendering({
       );
     });
     if (satelliteTrack) layerState._orbitMatches++;
-    const entity = layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+    const entity = getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
       id: `rocket-launch:${launch.id}`,
       position,
       point: {
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ export function createRendering({
         width: 24,
         height: 24,
         show: false,
-        horizontalOrigin: Cesium.HorizontalOrigin.CENTER,
-        verticalOrigin: Cesium.VerticalOrigin.CENTER,
+        horizontalOrigin: 0,
+        verticalOrigin: 0,
         disableDepthTestDistance: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
       },
       properties: {
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ export function createRendering({
         noradId: satelliteTrack?.noradId || '',
       },
     });
+    // Publish the same anchor representation held by the active renderer.
+    overlayRecord.anchorPosition = entity.position.getValue(
+      getRenderer().time(appClock.now()),
+    );
     const points = launch.trajectory
       .filter(
         (point) =>
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ export function createRendering({
             point.stageName ||
             'trajectory',
         ),
-        position: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+        position: geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(
           Number(point.longitude),
           Number(point.latitude),
           Number(point.altitude || 0),
@@ -177,16 +181,16 @@ export function createRendering({
       });
       segments.forEach((segment, index) => {
         if (segment.positions.length < 2) return;
-        layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+        getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
           id: `rocket-trajectory:${launch.id}:${index}`,
           polyline: {
             positions: parts.paths.surfaceSafePath(segment.positions),
             width: 2,
-            material: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString(
+            material: rgbaFromCss(
               TRAJECTORY_STAGE_COLORS[index % TRAJECTORY_STAGE_COLORS.length],
             ).withAlpha(0.8),
             clampToGround: false,
-            arcType: Cesium.ArcType.NONE,
+            arc: 'none',
           },
           properties: {
             launchId: launch.id,
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ export function createRendering({
           new Date(insertionEpochMs),
         );
         if (propagatedInsertion) {
-          insertionReference = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+          insertionReference = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(
             propagatedInsertion.longitude,
             propagatedInsertion.latitude,
             propagatedInsertion.altitude,
@@ -237,7 +241,7 @@ export function createRendering({
         // ascent duration, and join the forward orbit tangent. Using the UTC
         // epoch as phase sent some ascents toward the far side of Earth and
         // forced a visible 180-degree corrective hook before insertion.
-        const insertionProgress = Cesium.Math.clamp(
+        const insertionProgress = geo.math.clamp(
           insertionDurationSec / orbitPeriodSec,
           1 / 96,
           0.16,
@@ -259,14 +263,14 @@ export function createRendering({
       );
       // Cesium can evaluate CallbackProperty values multiple times while it
       // traverses one frame. Camera tracking and the HTML replay overlay must
-      // use the exact same replay epoch as those callbacks; sampling Date.now()
+      // use the exact same replay epoch as those callbacks; sampling appClock.now()
       // independently made the vehicle advance relative to the camera and then
       // snap back on the next frame.
       let replayStateForFrame = null;
       const sampleReplayState = () =>
         parts.replay.replayState(
           launch,
-          layerState._animationStarts.get(launch.id) || Date.now(),
+          layerState._animationStarts.get(launch.id) || appClock.now(),
           ascentDurationSec,
           REPLAY_ORBIT_DURATION_SEC,
           orbitPeriodSec,
@@ -304,22 +308,22 @@ export function createRendering({
         if (path.length < 2) return;
         const reentryIndex = parts.paths.atmosphericReentryIndex(path);
         const reentryPath = path.slice(reentryIndex);
-        const color = Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString(
+        const color = rgbaFromCss(
           TRAJECTORY_STAGE_COLORS[
             (stageIndex + 1) % TRAJECTORY_STAGE_COLORS.length
           ],
         );
-        layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+        getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
           id: `rocket-reentry-recovery:${launch.id}:${stageIndex}`,
           polyline: {
             positions: path,
             width: 2,
-            material: new Cesium.PolylineDashMaterialProperty({
+            material: getRenderer().dash({
               color: color.withAlpha(0.82),
               dashLength: 12,
               dashPattern: 0xaaaa,
             }),
-            arcType: Cesium.ArcType.NONE,
+            arc: 'none',
           },
           properties: {
             launchId: launch.id,
@@ -330,18 +334,17 @@ export function createRendering({
           },
         });
         if (reentryPath.length > 1) {
-          layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+          getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
             id: `rocket-reentry:${launch.id}:${stageIndex}`,
             polyline: {
               positions: reentryPath,
               width: 2.5,
-              material: new Cesium.PolylineDashMaterialProperty({
-                color:
-                  Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#ffd166').withAlpha(0.9),
+              material: getRenderer().dash({
+                color: rgbaFromCss('#ffd166').withAlpha(0.9),
                 dashLength: 8,
                 dashPattern: 0xf0f0,
               }),
-              arcType: Cesium.ArcType.NONE,
+              arc: 'none',
             },
             properties: {
               launchId: launch.id,
@@ -363,7 +366,7 @@ export function createRendering({
             }),
           );
         }
-        layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+        getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
           id: `rocket-recovery-end:${launch.id}:${stageIndex}`,
           position: path.at(-1),
           point: {
@@ -394,12 +397,12 @@ export function createRendering({
         lastOverlayWindowPosition: null,
         lastOverlayMode: null,
       });
-      let livePosition = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+      let livePosition = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(
         orbitCurrent.longitude,
         orbitCurrent.latitude,
         orbitCurrent.altitude,
       );
-      const liveTime = new Date();
+      const liveTime = new Date(appClock.now());
       const liveTelemetry = { speedMps: null };
       layerState._satelliteTelemetry.set(launch.id, liveTelemetry);
       let liveFrameNumber = -1;
@@ -410,13 +413,13 @@ export function createRendering({
           layerState._viewer?.scene?.frameState?.frameNumber ?? -1;
         if (frameNumber !== -1 && frameNumber === liveFrameNumber) return;
         liveFrameNumber = frameNumber;
-        const nowMs = Date.now();
+        const nowMs = appClock.now();
         liveTime.setTime(nowMs);
         if (satelliteTrack) {
           const propagated =
             satelliteTrack.positionAt?.(liveTime) || satelliteTrack.current;
           if (propagated) {
-            Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+            geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(
               propagated.longitude,
               propagated.latitude,
               propagated.altitude,
@@ -438,17 +441,15 @@ export function createRendering({
             ) || livePosition;
         }
       };
-      layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+      getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
         id: `rocket-satellite:${launch.id}`,
-        position: new Cesium.CallbackProperty(() => {
+        position: getRenderer().callback(() => {
           updateLiveState();
           return livePosition;
         }, false),
         point: {
           pixelSize: 6,
-          color: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString(
-            satelliteTrack ? '#7bed9f' : '#ffd166',
-          ),
+          color: rgbaFromCss(satelliteTrack ? '#7bed9f' : '#ffd166'),
           outlineWidth: 0,
           disableDepthTestDistance: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
         },
@@ -488,18 +489,17 @@ export function createRendering({
         satelliteTrack,
       );
       if (!primitiveOrbitAdded) {
-        layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+        getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
           id: `rocket-orbit:${launch.id}`,
           polyline: {
             positions: orbitPath,
             // The 3 px canvas gives the periodic dot room to read as round; the
             // shader masks the ten intervening dashes down to a thin center stroke.
             width: 3,
-            material:
-              new parts.orbitRendering.MissionOrbitPatternMaterialProperty(
-                Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#c084fc').withAlpha(0.95),
-              ),
-            arcType: Cesium.ArcType.NONE,
+            material: getRenderer().patternMaterial(
+              rgbaFromCss('#c084fc').withAlpha(0.95),
+            ),
+            arc: 'none',
           },
           properties: {
             launchId: launch.id,
@@ -514,10 +514,10 @@ export function createRendering({
       const primitivePath = layerState._missionOrbitPrimitives.get(launch.id);
       if (primitivePath) {
         primitivePath.labelBakePosition = orbitLabelBakePosition;
-        primitivePath.labelPosition = Cesium.Matrix4.multiplyByPoint(
+        primitivePath.labelPosition = geo.matrix4.multiplyByPoint(
           primitivePath.primitive.modelMatrix,
           orbitLabelBakePosition,
-          new Cesium.Cartesian3(),
+          geo.cartesian3.create(),
         );
         orbitLabelPosition = () => primitivePath.labelPosition;
       }
@@ -531,13 +531,13 @@ export function createRendering({
           gapPx: 8,
         }),
       );
-      const replayPosition = new Cesium.CallbackProperty(() => {
+      const replayPosition = getRenderer().callback(() => {
         const state = getReplayState();
         return state.ascending
           ? parts.paths.samplePath(ascentPath, state.phaseProgress)
           : parts.paths.samplePath(animatedOrbitPath, state.phaseProgress);
       }, false);
-      layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+      getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
         id: `rocket-vehicle:${launch.id}`,
         position: replayPosition,
         properties: {
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ export function createRendering({
             : 'Approximate trajectory animation',
         },
       });
-      layerState._dataSource.entities.add({
+      getRenderer().addEntity(layerState._dataSource, {
         id: `rocket-transfer:${launch.id}`,
         polyline: {
           positions: ascentPath,
@@ -557,9 +557,9 @@ export function createRendering({
           // The animated vehicle uses Cartesian interpolation between these
           // exact samples. Prevent Cesium from replacing each segment with a
           // geodesic arc, which would visually separate the dot from the line.
-          arcType: Cesium.ArcType.NONE,
-          material: new Cesium.PolylineDashMaterialProperty({
-            color: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString('#7bed9f').withAlpha(0.8),
+          arc: 'none',
+          material: getRenderer().dash({
+            color: rgbaFromCss('#7bed9f').withAlpha(0.8),
             dashLength: 24,
             dashPattern: 0xf0f0,
           }),

src/layers/launches/replay.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import {
   REPLAY_ASCENT_FALLBACK_SEC,
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ import {
   REPLAY_INITIAL_RANGE_M,
 } from './policy.js';
 
-export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
+export function createReplay({
+  state: layerState,
+  services,
+  parts,
+  source,
+  getRenderer,
+}) {
   /**
    * Rotate an upright screen-space rocket so its nose follows a projected path.
    * @param {{x: number, y: number}} from Current screen point.
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     orbitDurationSec,
     orbitPeriodSec,
     speed = 1,
-    nowMs = Date.now(),
+    nowMs = appClock.now(),
     preCountdownDurationSec = 0,
     loop = true,
   ) {
@@ -136,7 +142,8 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
       Number(preCountdownDurationSec) || 0,
     );
     const preCountdownActive =
-      preCountdownDuration > 0 && realSecondsSinceStart < -preCountdownDuration;
+      preCountdownDuration > 0 &&
+      realSecondsSinceStart < -REPLAY_COUNTDOWN_DURATION_SEC;
     const countdownActive = realSecondsSinceStart < 0 && !preCountdownActive;
     const countdownSeconds = countdownActive
       ? Math.ceil(-realSecondsSinceStart)
@@ -273,7 +280,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     const now =
       layerState._replayPaused && Number.isFinite(layerState._replayPausedAtMs)
         ? layerState._replayPausedAtMs
-        : Date.now();
+        : appClock.now();
     for (const [launchId, startedAt] of layerState._animationStarts) {
       if (!Number.isFinite(startedAt)) continue;
       const elapsedMissionMs = (now - startedAt) * previousSpeed;
@@ -294,13 +301,13 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     ) {
       return layerState._replayPausedAtMs;
     }
-    return Date.now();
+    return appClock.now();
   }
 
   function pauseMissionReplay() {
     if (!layerState._replayCameraLaunchId || layerState._replayPaused)
       return false;
-    layerState._replayPausedAtMs = Date.now();
+    layerState._replayPausedAtMs = appClock.now();
     layerState._replayPaused = true;
     syncReplayButton();
     return true;
@@ -314,7 +321,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     ) {
       return false;
     }
-    const resumedAt = Date.now();
+    const resumedAt = appClock.now();
     const startedAt = layerState._animationStarts.get(
       layerState._replayCameraLaunchId,
     );
@@ -341,12 +348,12 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     layerState._replayCameraRemover = null;
     layerState._viewer?.camera?.cancelFlight();
     if (layerState._viewer?.camera)
-      layerState._viewer.camera.lookAtTransform(Cesium.Matrix4.IDENTITY);
+      layerState._viewer.camera.lookAtTransform(geo.matrix4.IDENTITY);
     layerState._replayCameraLaunchId = null;
     layerState._replayPaused = false;
     layerState._replayPausedAtMs = null;
     if (stoppedLaunchId)
-      layerState._animationStarts.set(stoppedLaunchId, Date.now());
+      layerState._animationStarts.set(stoppedLaunchId, appClock.now());
     syncReplayButton();
     parts.overlays.syncMissionOverlayEntries();
   }
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
     layerState._viewer.camera.cancelFlight();
     layerState._animationStarts.set(
       launchId,
-      Date.now() +
+      appClock.now() +
         (REPLAY_TILE_SETTLE_DELAY_SEC + REPLAY_COUNTDOWN_DURATION_SEC) * 1000,
     );
     let cameraReady = false;
@@ -423,7 +430,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
           orbitBlend,
         );
         if (state.ascending) track.orbitCameraWorldFrame = false;
-        const nowMs = performance.now();
+        const nowMs = appClock.now();
         const frameDurationMs = Number.isFinite(lastCameraUpdateMs)
           ? geo.math.clamp(nowMs - lastCameraUpdateMs, 4, 50)
           : 1000 / 60;
@@ -458,7 +465,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
         if (state.ascending) {
           layerState._viewer.camera.lookAt(
             cameraTarget,
-            new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(
+            getRenderer().range(
               track.lastCameraHeading,
               cameraView.pitch,
               cameraRange,
@@ -488,9 +495,7 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
           );
           if (orbitPose) {
             if (!track.orbitCameraWorldFrame) {
-              layerState._viewer.camera.lookAtTransform(
-                Cesium.Matrix4.IDENTITY,
-              );
+              layerState._viewer.camera.lookAtTransform(geo.matrix4.IDENTITY);
               track.orbitCameraWorldFrame = true;
             }
             layerState._viewer.camera.setView({
@@ -511,15 +516,15 @@ export function createReplay({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
       });
 
     layerState._viewer.camera.flyToBoundingSphere(
-      new Cesium.BoundingSphere(track.ascentPath[0], 0),
+      geo.boundingSphere.create(track.ascentPath[0], 0),
       {
-        offset: new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(
+        offset: getRenderer().range(
           initialHeading,
           geo.math.toRadians(-20),
           REPLAY_INITIAL_RANGE_M,
         ),
         duration: 1.4,
-        easingFunction: Cesium.EasingFunction.CUBIC_IN_OUT,
+        easingFunction: getRenderer().easing,
         complete: () => {
           cameraReady = true;
         },

src/layers/launches/replayClock.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
+import { createReplay } from './replay.js';
+function setup() {
+  const state = {
+    _missionPanel: null,
+    _replayCameraLaunchId: 'qa',
+    _replayPaused: false,
+    _replayPausedAtMs: null,
+    _replaySpeed: 1,
+    _animationStarts: new Map([['qa', 1000]]),
+  };
+  const parts = { paths: { orbitInsertionOffsetSeconds: () => 600 } };
+  return {
+    state,
+    replay: createReplay({ state, services: {}, parts, source: {} }),
+  };
+}
+test('five seconds of tile preparation are followed by the full ten-second countdown', () => {
+  const { replay } = setup(),
+    launch = { launchTime: '2026-10-15T12:00:00Z' };
+  try {
+    appClock.freeze(100000);
+    assert.equal(
+      replay.replayState(launch, 115000, 12, 28, 5400, 4, undefined, 5)
+        .preCountdownActive,
+      true,
+    );
+    appClock.freeze(105000);
+    const countdown = replay.replayState(
+      launch,
+      115000,
+      12,
+      28,
+      5400,
+      4,
+      undefined,
+      5,
+    );
+    assert.equal(countdown.preCountdownActive, false);
+    assert.equal(countdown.countdownSeconds, 10);
+    appClock.freeze(114000);
+    assert.equal(
+      replay.replayState(launch, 115000, 12, 28, 5400, 4, undefined, 5)
+        .countdownSeconds,
+      1,
+    );
+    appClock.freeze(116000);
+    assert.equal(
+      replay.replayState(launch, 115000, 12, 28, 5400, 4, undefined, 5)
+        .elapsedSinceStart,
+      4,
+    );
+  } finally {
+    appClock.reset();
+  }
+});
+test('pause, resume and speed changes use app time without a wall-clock jump', () => {
+  const { state, replay } = setup();
+  try {
+    appClock.freeze(4000);
+    assert.equal(replay.pauseMissionReplay(), true);
+    appClock.freeze(9500);
+    assert.equal(replay.replayClockNow('qa'), 4000);
+    assert.equal(replay.resumeMissionReplay(), true);
+    assert.equal(state._animationStarts.get('qa'), 6500);
+    replay.setReplaySpeed(4);
+    assert.equal(state._animationStarts.get('qa'), 8750);
+  } finally {
+    appClock.reset();
+  }
+});

src/layers/launches/selection.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
 import { appClock } from '../../time/clock.js';
 import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 import { MISSION_GLOBE_VIEW_RANGE_M, MISSION_FOCUS_RANGE_M } from './policy.js';
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ export function createSelection({
   services,
   parts,
   source,
+  getRenderer,
 }) {
   const { getKeyholeGeometry } = services.geometry;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function createSelection({
         roll: 0,
       },
       duration,
-      easingFunction: Cesium.EasingFunction.CUBIC_IN_OUT,
+      easingFunction: getRenderer().easing,
     });
   }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function createSelection({
       stopMissionZoomAnchor();
     layerState._selectedLaunchId = launchId;
     layerState._explicitSelection = Boolean(launchId && isolate);
-    if (launchId) layerState._animationStarts.set(launchId, Date.now());
+    if (launchId) layerState._animationStarts.set(launchId, appClock.now());
     if (!launchId && layerState._viewer) {
       stopMissionZoomAnchor();
       layerState._viewer.selectedEntity = undefined;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function createSelection({
     layerState._missionZoomAnchorRemover = null;
     layerState._missionZoomAnchorId = null;
     if (layerState._viewer?.camera && !layerState._replayCameraLaunchId) {
-      layerState._viewer.camera.lookAtTransform(Cesium.Matrix4.IDENTITY);
+      layerState._viewer.camera.lookAtTransform(geo.matrix4.IDENTITY);
     }
   }
 
@@ -109,11 +109,7 @@ export function createSelection({
     layerState._missionZoomAnchorId = launch.id;
     layerState._viewer.camera.lookAt(
       target,
-      new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(
-        0,
-        parts.camera.missionZoomPitch(range),
-        range,
-      ),
+      getRenderer().range(0, parts.camera.missionZoomPitch(range), range),
     );
   }
 
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ export function createSelection({
       `rocket-orbit:${launch.id}`,
     );
     const orbitPositions = orbitEntity?.polyline?.positions?.getValue(
-      Cesium.JulianDate.fromDate(new Date(appClock.now())),
+      getRenderer().time(appClock.now()),
     );
     const launchPosition = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
     let range = 18000000;
@@ -202,15 +198,15 @@ export function createSelection({
       `rocket-launch:${launch.id}`,
     );
     layerState._viewer.camera.flyToBoundingSphere(
-      new Cesium.BoundingSphere(launchPosition, 0),
+      geo.boundingSphere.create(launchPosition, 0),
       {
-        offset: new Cesium.HeadingPitchRange(
+        offset: getRenderer().range(
           0,
           geo.math.toRadians(-42),
           MISSION_FOCUS_RANGE_M,
         ),
         duration: 1.4,
-        easingFunction: Cesium.EasingFunction.CUBIC_IN_OUT,
+        easingFunction: getRenderer().easing,
         complete: () => {
           if (layerState._selectedLaunchId === launch.id) {
             startMissionZoomAnchor(launch, MISSION_FOCUS_RANGE_M);

src/layers/launches/state.js

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
 import * as geo from '../../geo/index.js';
 
 export function createState({ services }) {
@@ -122,17 +121,13 @@ export function createState({ services }) {
 
   state._missionOrbitPrimitives = new Map();
 
-  state._declutterTime = new Cesium.JulianDate();
-
-  state._declutterOccluder = new Cesium.EllipsoidalOccluder(
-    Cesium.Ellipsoid.WGS84,
-    geo.cartesian3.create(),
-  );
+  state._renderer = null;
+  state._engine = null;
+  state._declutterTime = null;
+  state._declutterOccluder = null;
 
   state._missionRingDate = new Date(0);
 
-  state._missionOrbitPatternRegistered = false;
-
   state._pathDistanceCache = new WeakMap();
   state._sourceController = new AbortController();
   return state;

src/layers/shared/color.js

@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ export class Rgba {
     );
   }
 
+  /** Cesium's CSS form, including its float-to-byte conversion. */
+  toCssColorString() {
+    const byte = (v) => (v === 1 ? 255 : (v * 256) | 0);
+    const rgb = `${byte(this.red)},${byte(this.green)},${byte(this.blue)}`;
+    return this.alpha === 1 ? `rgb(${rgb})` : `rgba(${rgb},${this.alpha})`;
+  }
+
   /** `[red, green, blue, alpha]`, 0..1. */
   rgba() {
     return [this.red, this.green, this.blue, this.alpha];

src/layers/shared/color.test.mjs

@@ -75,3 +75,16 @@ test('Cesium billboards and models take an Rgba as their colour', () => {
   assert.notEqual(billboard.color, CYAN, 'the billboard keeps its own copy');
   collection.destroy();
 });
+
+test('CSS serialization keeps native byte rounding and alpha formatting', async () => {
+  const { constantRgba } = await import('./color.js');
+  for (const values of [
+    [0.1, 0.5, 1, 1],
+    [1, 0, 0.3, 0.42],
+    [0, 0, 0, 0],
+  ])
+    assert.equal(
+      constantRgba(...values).toCssColorString(),
+      new Cesium.Color(...values).toCssColorString(),
+    );
+});