Preserve satellite tracking, orbit solutions and mission replay across globes

scripts/qa-space-engine-switch.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import puppeteer from 'puppeteer';
+import { launchFixture } from '../src/bench/launchFixture.js';
+import {
+  satelliteFixture,
+  SATELLITE_FIXTURE_EPOCH,
+} from '../src/bench/satelliteFixture.js';
+import { blockPaidQaMaps } from './qa-map-policy.mjs';
+import { switchGlobe } from './qa-switch-globe.mjs';
+const url = new URL(process.argv[2]),
+  missions = process.argv.includes('--missions');
+if (
+  !['localhost', '127.0.0.1'].includes(url.hostname) ||
+  ['', '4173', '4185', '4186', '4187', '4188', '4189', '4194'].includes(
+    url.port,
+  )
+)
+  throw Error('Supply local keyless preview URL');
+url.search = '?engine=navara&welcome=0';
+url.hash = 'v=2&lat=5&lon=5&alt=18000000&pitch=-90&heading=0&map=sentinel2&l=';
+const b = await puppeteer.launch({
+  headless: true,
+  args: ['--use-angle=metal', '--enable-gpu'],
+});
+try {
+  const p = await b.newPage();
+  await blockPaidQaMaps(p);
+  const errors = [];
+  p.on('pageerror', (e) => {
+    errors.push(e.message);
+    console.log('error', e.message);
+  });
+  const groups = Object.fromEntries(
+    [
+      'stations',
+      'visual',
+      'gps-ops',
+      'glo-ops',
+      'galileo',
+      'geo',
+      'starlink',
+    ].map((g) => [g, satelliteFixture(g)]),
+  );
+  await p.evaluateOnNewDocument(
+    (groups, launches, epoch) => {
+      const fetch = window.fetch.bind(window);
+      window.spaceReads = {};
+      const mono = performance.now();
+      Date.now = () => epoch + performance.now() - mono;
+      window.fetch = (input, opt) => {
+        const path = new URL(input.url ?? input, location.href).pathname;
+        if (path.startsWith('/api/celestrak/') || path === '/api/launches') {
+          window.spaceReads[path] = (window.spaceReads[path] || 0) + 1;
+          const g = path.split('/').pop();
+          return Promise.resolve(
+            g === 'launches'
+              ? Response.json(launches)
+              : new Response(groups[g] ?? groups.stations),
+          );
+        }
+        return fetch(input, opt);
+      };
+    },
+    groups,
+    launchFixture(),
+    SATELLITE_FIXTURE_EPOCH,
+  );
+  await p.goto(url.href);
+  await p.waitForFunction(
+    () =>
+      window.__godsEyeView?.engine.kind === 'navara' &&
+      document.querySelector('#loading-screen.hidden'),
+  );
+  await p.evaluate(async (missions) => {
+    const { dataManager, styleManager, tileset } = window.__godsEyeView;
+    if (tileset || window.__GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY__)
+      throw Error('Expected keyless preview');
+    await styleManager.initialRestorePromise;
+    window.sa = dataManager.layers.get('satellites').module;
+    window.la = dataManager.layers.get('rocket-launches').module;
+    if (missions) {
+      const result = await styleManager.setContextMode('space-missions');
+      if (!result.ok) throw Error('Missions mode unavailable: ' + result.error);
+    } else await dataManager.setEnabled('satellites', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  }, missions);
+  if (!missions) {
+    await p.waitForFunction(() => window.sa.getStats().count === 839, {
+      timeout: 40000,
+    });
+    console.log('core catalog ready');
+    await p.evaluate(() => window.sa.setParams({ catalog: 'dense' }));
+    await p.waitForFunction(() => window.sa.getStats().count === 6839, {
+      timeout: 60000,
+    });
+    console.log('dense catalog ready');
+    assert.ok(
+      await p.evaluate(() => window.sa.trackById(25544, { origin: 'user' })),
+    );
+  } else {
+    await p.waitForFunction(() => window.la.getStats().count === 3, {
+      timeout: 40000,
+    });
+    await p.evaluate(() => {
+      window.la.selectMissionAt(0);
+      window.la.startSelectedReplay();
+      window.la.setReplaySpeed(4);
+    });
+    await p.waitForFunction(() => window.la.qaDrawn()?.replay?.active, {
+      timeout: 20000,
+    });
+    await p.waitForFunction(
+      () => window.la.qaDrawn()?.replay?.phaseProgress > 0.001,
+      { timeout: 35000 },
+    );
+    await p.evaluate(() => window.la.toggleReplayPause());
+  }
+  const before = await p.evaluate(() => ({
+    reads: window.spaceReads,
+    stamp: (window.la.getStats().count ? window.la : window.sa).getStats()
+      .lastUpdate,
+    mission: window.la.qaDrawn()?.selected,
+    replay: window.la.qaDrawn()?.replay,
+  }));
+  console.log(
+    'before switch',
+    before.reads,
+    before.mission,
+    before.replay?.active,
+  );
+  for (const kind of ['cesium', 'navara']) {
+    await switchGlobe(p, kind);
+    const state = await p.evaluate(() => {
+      const { dataManager, engine, styleManager } = window.__godsEyeView;
+      return {
+        ids: [
+          dataManager.layers.get('satellites').module === window.sa,
+          dataManager.layers.get('rocket-launches').module === window.la,
+        ],
+        reads: window.spaceReads,
+        sat: window.sa.getStats(),
+        params: window.sa.getParams(),
+        follow: !!engine.camera.following(),
+        ring: window.sa.qaDrawn()?.rings.length,
+        mission: window.la.qaDrawn(),
+        mode: styleManager.getContextModeState().mode,
+        missionStats: window.la.getStats(),
+      };
+    });
+    console.log(
+      kind,
+      state.ids,
+      state.sat.count,
+      state.params.selectedSatTrackingId,
+      state.follow,
+      state.mode,
+      state.mission?.selected,
+      state.mission?.replay?.phaseProgress,
+    );
+    assert.ok(state.ids.every(Boolean));
+    assert.deepEqual(state.reads, before.reads);
+    if (missions) {
+      assert.equal(state.mode, 'space-missions');
+      assert.equal(state.mission.selected, before.mission);
+      assert.ok(state.mission.paused && state.mission.replay.active);
+      assert.equal(state.mission.speed, 4);
+      assert.equal(state.missionStats.lastUpdate, before.stamp);
+      assert.equal(
+        state.mission.replay.phaseProgress,
+        before.replay.phaseProgress,
+      );
+    } else {
+      assert.equal(state.sat.count, 6839);
+      assert.equal(state.params.selectedSatTrackingId, 25544);
+      assert.ok(state.follow && state.ring > 0);
+      assert.equal(state.sat.lastUpdate, before.stamp);
+    }
+  }
+  if (missions) {
+    await p.evaluate(() => window.la.toggleReplayPause());
+    await p.waitForFunction(() => window.la.qaDrawn()?.paused === false);
+    await p.waitForFunction(
+      (progress) => window.la.qaDrawn()?.replay?.phaseProgress > progress,
+      {},
+      before.replay.phaseProgress,
+    );
+    await switchGlobe(p, 'cesium');
+    const moving = await p.evaluate(() => window.la.qaDrawn());
+    assert.ok(
+      moving.replay?.active &&
+        !moving.paused &&
+        moving.replay.phaseProgress > before.replay.phaseProgress,
+    );
+    const left = await p.evaluate(() =>
+      window.__godsEyeView.styleManager.setContextMode(null),
+    );
+    assert.ok(left.ok);
+    assert.equal(
+      await p.evaluate(() =>
+        window.__godsEyeView.dataManager.isEnabled('rocket-launches'),
+      ),
+      false,
+    );
+  }
+  assert.deepEqual(errors, []);
+  console.log('PASS retained space data and active camera across both planets');
+} finally {
+  await b.close();
+}

src/app/constructCatalog.js

@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ export function createApplicationCatalog({
       ),
     );
     const satellites = once(() =>
-      createApplicationSatellites({
+      sessionModel('satellites', () => createApplicationSatellites({
         source: sources.satellites,
-      }),
+      })),
     );
     // Catalog order: [layer id(s), construction]. Only the layers the
     // engine can show are constructed (renderers.js).
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ export function createApplicationCatalog({
       [
         'rocket-launches',
         () =>
-          createApplicationLaunches({
+          sessionModel('rocket-launches', () => createApplicationLaunches({
             source: sources.launches,
             satellites: satellites(),
-          }),
+          })),
       ],
       [
         'traffic',

src/data/layerStateCoordinator.js

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ export class LayerStateCoordinator {
     const model = this.dataManager.layers.get(selected.layerId)?.module;
     if (
       model?.attachRenderer &&
-      model.getParams?.()[selected.optionKey] === selected.targetId &&
+      String(model.getParams?.()[selected.optionKey]) === String(selected.targetId) &&
       model.hasContact?.(selected.targetId) === true
     ) return selected;
     return null;

src/layers/launches/ingestion.js

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export function createIngestion({
             stale: false,
           };
       const launches = parts.model.normalizeRocketLaunches(payload);
+      if (layerState._waitForRenderer) await layerState._waitForRenderer;
       if (
         !layerState._enabled ||
         token !== layerState._lifecycleToken ||

src/layers/launches/lifecycle.js

@@ -8,20 +8,22 @@ export function createLifecycle({
   const { holdContinuousRender, releaseContinuousRender } = services.render;
 
   const methods = {
-    init(viewer, { engine = null } = {}) {
+    init(viewer, options) {
-      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 = getRenderer().createDataSource();
       layerState._count = 0;
       layerState._lastUpdate = null;
       layerState._stale = false;
       layerState._lastError = null;
       layerState._orbitMatches = 0;
+      this.attachRenderer(viewer, options);
+    },
+    attachRenderer(viewer, { engine = null, waitForCameraRestore = false } = {}) {
+      layerState._engine = engine;
+      layerState._renderer = services.renderer.create({ viewer, engine });
+      layerState._viewer = layerState._renderer.view;
+      layerState._declutterOccluder = getRenderer().occluder();
+      parts.panel.createMissionPanel();
+      parts.overlays.createReplayVehicleOverlay();
+      layerState._dataSource = getRenderer().createDataSource();
       parts.overlays.clearMissionOverlaySources();
       const enabled = () => layerState._enabled && layerState._dataSource?.show;
       layerState._clickHandler = getRenderer().listenClick(
@@ -53,6 +55,52 @@ export function createLifecycle({
         parts.rendering.updateMissionFrame,
       );
       parts.launchPad.initLaunchPadZonePrimitive();
+      if (layerState._enabled) {
+        holdContinuousRender('rocket-launches');
+        layerState._dataSource.show = true;
+        layerState._orbitMatches = 0;
+        for (const launch of layerState._launches) parts.rendering.addLaunchEntity(launch, layerState._renderedTleText);
+        parts.selection.showSelectedMission();
+      }
+      layerState._restoringViewport = true;
+      if (!waitForCameraRestore) this.resumeViewport();
+    },
+
+    resumeViewport() {
+      if (!layerState._restoringViewport) return;
+      layerState._restoringViewport = false;
+      if (layerState._enabled && layerState._replayCameraLaunchId) {
+        parts.replay.startMissionReplay(layerState._replayCameraLaunchId, { resuming: true });
+      } else if (layerState._enabled && layerState._missionZoomAnchorId) {
+        const launch = layerState._launches.find(item => item.id === layerState._missionZoomAnchorId);
+        if (launch) parts.selection.startMissionZoomAnchor(launch, layerState._missionZoomRange);
+      }
+      layerState._resumeRenderer?.();
+      layerState._waitForRenderer = layerState._resumeRenderer = null;
+    },
+
+    detachRenderer() {
+      if (!layerState._renderer) return;
+      layerState._waitForRenderer ??= new Promise(resolve => { layerState._resumeRenderer = resolve; });
+      layerState._replayCameraToken++;
+      layerState._replayCameraRemover?.();
+      layerState._missionZoomAnchorRemover?.();
+      layerState._replayCameraRemover = layerState._missionZoomAnchorRemover = null;
+      layerState._clickHandler?.destroy();
+      layerState._moveHandler?.destroy();
+      layerState._declutterHandler?.();
+      layerState._clickHandler = layerState._moveHandler = layerState._declutterHandler = null;
+      parts.launchPad.destroyLaunchPadZonePrimitive();
+      parts.orbitRendering.removeMissionOrbitPrimitives();
+      parts.overlays.clearMissionOverlaySources();
+      parts.overlays.destroyReplayVehicleOverlay();
+      layerState._missionOverlayRecords.clear();
+      layerState._satelliteTelemetry.clear();
+      layerState._replayTracks.clear();
+      layerState._renderer.removeDataSource(layerState._dataSource);
+      layerState._renderer.destroy();
+      layerState._dataSource = layerState._renderer = layerState._engine = layerState._viewer = null;
+      if (layerState._enabled) releaseContinuousRender('rocket-launches');
     },
 
     async enable() {
@@ -116,6 +164,8 @@ export function createLifecycle({
     },
 
     async destroy(viewer) {
+      layerState._resumeRenderer?.();
+      layerState._waitForRenderer = layerState._resumeRenderer = null;
       layerState._sourceController.abort();
       releaseContinuousRender('rocket-launches'); // direct-destroy path (perf wave 2 fix)
       layerState._enabled = false;

src/layers/launches/rendering.js

@@ -76,18 +76,12 @@ export function createRendering({
     }
   }
 
-  function addLaunchEntity(launch, activeTleText = layerState._activeTleText) {
+  // The source snapshot owns its ephemeris epoch. A renderer attached later
-    const position = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
+  // must reconstruct the same ascent and orbit, including a paused replay.
-    const overlayRecord = {
+  const orbitSolutions = new WeakMap();
-      launch,
+  function orbitForLaunch(launch, activeTleText, orbitAllowed) {
-      anchorPosition: position,
+    const known = orbitSolutions.get(launch);
-      elementEntryFactories: [],
+    if (known && known.activeTleText === activeTleText) return known;
-      liveEventTime: null,
-    };
-    layerState._missionOverlayRecords.set(launch.id, overlayRecord);
-    const orbitAllowed = parts.policyHelpers.launchStatusAllowsOrbit(
-      launch.status,
-    );
     const coreTrack =
       orbitAllowed && launch.satelliteQuery
         ? getSatelliteOrbitTrack(launch.satelliteQuery, {
@@ -106,6 +100,24 @@ export function createRendering({
       : satelliteTrack?.orbitPath?.length > 1
         ? satelliteTrack.orbitPath
         : parts.paths.approximateOrbitPath(launch);
+    const solution = {activeTleText, satelliteTrack, orbitPath};
+    orbitSolutions.set(launch, solution);
+    return solution;
+  }
+
+  function addLaunchEntity(launch, activeTleText = layerState._activeTleText) {
+    const position = geo.cartesian3.fromDegrees(launch.lon, launch.lat);
+    const overlayRecord = {
+      launch,
+      anchorPosition: position,
+      elementEntryFactories: [],
+      liveEventTime: null,
+    };
+    layerState._missionOverlayRecords.set(launch.id, overlayRecord);
+    const orbitAllowed = parts.policyHelpers.launchStatusAllowsOrbit(
+      launch.status,
+    );
+    const { satelliteTrack, orbitPath } = orbitForLaunch(launch, activeTleText, orbitAllowed);
     launch.recoveryStages.forEach((stage) => {
       stage.endpoint = parts.paths.landingEndpoint(
         stage,

src/layers/launches/replay.js

@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export function createReplay({
       return false;
     layerState._replayPausedAtMs = appClock.now();
     layerState._replayPaused = true;
+    layerState._replayTracks.get(layerState._replayCameraLaunchId)?.beginReplayFrame?.();
     syncReplayButton();
     return true;
   }
@@ -329,20 +330,22 @@ export function createReplay({
     parts.overlays.syncMissionOverlayEntries();
   }
 
-  function startMissionReplay(launchId) {
+  function startMissionReplay(launchId, {resuming = false} = {}) {
     const launch = layerState._launches.find((item) => item.id === launchId);
     const track = layerState._replayTracks.get(launchId);
     if (!layerState._viewer || !launch || !track) return false;
-    if (layerState._replayCameraLaunchId === launchId) {
+    if (!resuming && layerState._replayCameraLaunchId === launchId) {
       stopMissionReplay();
       return false;
     }
 
-    parts.selection.stopMissionZoomAnchor();
+    if (!resuming) {
-    stopMissionReplay();
+      parts.selection.stopMissionZoomAnchor();
-    layerState._replayCameraLaunchId = launchId;
+      stopMissionReplay();
-    layerState._replayPaused = false;
+      layerState._replayCameraLaunchId = launchId;
-    layerState._replayPausedAtMs = null;
+      layerState._replayPaused = false;
+      layerState._replayPausedAtMs = null;
+    }
     const token = ++layerState._replayCameraToken;
     const ascentDurationSec = track.ascentDurationSec;
     // Start broadside to the ascent/orbit direction so the launch profile is
@@ -354,15 +357,17 @@ export function createReplay({
     track.lastCameraHeading = initialHeading;
     syncReplayButton();
     parts.overlays.syncMissionOverlayEntries();
-    parts.policyHelpers.releaseAircraftTracking(layerState._dataManager);
+    if (!resuming) {
-    layerState._viewer.trackedEntity = undefined;
+      parts.policyHelpers.releaseAircraftTracking(layerState._dataManager);
-    layerState._viewer.camera.cancelFlight();
+      layerState._viewer.trackedEntity = undefined;
-    layerState._animationStarts.set(
+      layerState._viewer.camera.cancelFlight();
-      launchId,
+      layerState._animationStarts.set(
-      appClock.now() +
+        launchId,
-        (REPLAY_TILE_SETTLE_DELAY_SEC + REPLAY_COUNTDOWN_DURATION_SEC) * 1000,
+        appClock.now() +
-    );
+          (REPLAY_TILE_SETTLE_DELAY_SEC + REPLAY_COUNTDOWN_DURATION_SEC) * 1000,
-    let cameraReady = false;
+      );
+    }
+    let cameraReady = resuming;
     let lastCameraUpdateMs = null;
 
     // Move the chase camera before scene traversal. Mutating it in preRender
@@ -486,6 +491,7 @@ export function createReplay({
         }
       });
 
+    if (resuming) return true;
     layerState._viewer.camera.flyToBoundingSphere(
       geo.boundingSphere.create(track.ascentPath[0], 0),
       {

src/layers/launches/selection.js

@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ export function createSelection({
       stopMissionZoomAnchor();
       layerState._viewer.selectedEntity = undefined;
     }
+    showSelectedMission();
+  }
+
+  function showSelectedMission() {
     if (!layerState._dataSource) return;
+    const launchId = layerState._selectedLaunchId;
     for (const entity of layerState._dataSource.entities.values) {
       const relatedId = entityLaunchId(entity);
       entity.show = launchId
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ export function createSelection({
       Number(initialRange) || MISSION_GLOBE_VIEW_RANGE_M,
     );
     layerState._missionZoomAnchorId = launch.id;
+    layerState._missionZoomRange = range;
     layerState._viewer.camera.lookAt(
       target,
       getRenderer().range(0, parts.camera.missionZoomPitch(range), range),
@@ -219,6 +225,7 @@ export function createSelection({
     focusFullGlobe,
     entityLaunchId,
     setSelectedMission,
+    showSelectedMission,
     stopMissionZoomAnchor,
     startMissionZoomAnchor,
     focusMission,

src/layers/satellites/catalog.js

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export function createCatalog({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
    */
 
   async function _loadDenseCatalog({ signal = null } = {}) {
+    if (layerState._waitForRenderer) await layerState._waitForRenderer;
     if (!layerState._viewer || !layerState._pointCollection)
       return { status: 'source-unavailable', reason: 'layer-unavailable' };
     layerState._denseLoadController?.abort();
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export function createCatalog({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
       let added = 0;
 
       for (let start = 0; start < entries.length; start += DENSE_CREATE_CHUNK) {
+        if (layerState._waitForRenderer) await layerState._waitForRenderer;
         loadSignal.throwIfAborted();
         if (
           token !== layerState._denseLoadToken ||

src/layers/satellites/controls.js

@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ export function createControls({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
      * @param {string|number} noradId NORAD catalog number.
      * @returns {boolean} True if tracking started.
      */
+    hasContact(id) {
+      return layerState._points.has(Number(id));
+    },
+
     trackById(noradId, { origin = 'programmatic' } = {}) {
       const id = Number(noradId);
       if (
@@ -262,6 +266,7 @@ export function createControls({ state: layerState, services, parts, source }) {
         !layerState._points.has(id)
       )
         return false;
+      if (layerState._restoringViewport && layerState._trackedNorad === id) return true;
       parts.tracking._cancelPendingTrackingRestore();
       parts.tracking._trackSatellite(id, { origin });
       return layerState._trackedNorad === id;

src/layers/satellites/ingestion.js

@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export function createIngestion({
           ? `${failed.length} CelesTrak group${failed.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} unavailable`
           : null;
 
+        if (layerState._waitForRenderer) {
+          await layerState._waitForRenderer;
+          updateSignal.throwIfAborted();
+        }
         // Clear existing
         layerState._pointCollection.removeAll();
         layerState._points.clear();

src/layers/satellites/lifecycle.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ISS_OVERLAY_SOURCE_ID } from './policy.js';
+import { ISS_NORAD, ISS_OVERLAY_SOURCE_ID } from './policy.js';
 
 export function createLifecycle({
   state: layerState,
@@ -64,6 +64,78 @@ export function createLifecycle({
       console.log('[Data:Satellites] Initialized');
     },
 
+    suspendCamera() {
+      // Outgoing tools release their cameras during teardown. That release
+      // must not classify a retained follow as a user deselection.
+      layerState._trackedEntityChangedRemove?.();
+      layerState._trackedEntityChangedRemove = null;
+    },
+    detachRenderer() {
+      const renderer = layerState._renderer;
+      if (!renderer) return;
+      layerState._waitForRenderer ??= new Promise(resolve => { layerState._resumeRenderer = resolve; });
+      layerState._clickHandler?.destroy();
+      layerState._trackedEntityChangedRemove?.();
+      layerState._preRenderListener?.();
+      layerState._clickHandler = layerState._trackedEntityChangedRemove = layerState._preRenderListener = null;
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', parts.interaction._onKeyDown);
+      unregisterPickOwner('satellites');
+      if (layerState._trackedEntity) {
+        layerState._handoffOrigin = layerState._trackedEntity.gevSelectionOrigin;
+        renderer.follow.release();
+        renderer.removeTracked(layerState._trackedEntity);
+        layerState._trackedEntity = null;
+      }
+      for (const [id, point] of layerState._points) {
+        const {position, show, pixelSize, color, outlineColor, outlineWidth, scaleByDistance, disableDepthTestDistance} = point;
+        layerState._points.set(id, {id, position: {...position}, show, pixelSize, color, outlineColor, outlineWidth, scaleByDistance, disableDepthTestDistance});
+      }
+      for (const path of layerState._orbitPaths.values()) {
+        renderer.removeOrbit(path.primitive);
+        path.primitive = null;
+      }
+      layerState._detectionObjects.clear();
+      renderer.removePoints(layerState._pointCollection);
+      renderer.destroy();
+      layerState._engine = layerState._viewer = layerState._renderer = layerState._pointCollection = null;
+      layerState._overlayHost.clearSource(ISS_OVERLAY_SOURCE_ID);
+      if (layerState._enabled) releaseContinuousRender('satellites');
+    },
+
+    attachRenderer(viewer, {engine = null, waitForCameraRestore = false} = {}) {
+      layerState._engine = engine;
+      const renderer = services.renderer.create({viewer,engine});
+      layerState._renderer = renderer;
+      layerState._viewer = renderer.view;
+      layerState._pointCollection = renderer.createPoints();
+      for (const [id, spec] of layerState._points)
+        layerState._points.set(id, layerState._pointCollection.add(spec));
+      layerState._pointCollection.show = layerState._enabled && layerState._params.showPoints;
+      for (const [id, path] of layerState._orbitPaths) {
+        path.primitive = renderer.createOrbit({ positions: path.basePositions, width: id === ISS_NORAD ? 2.5 : 2, color: path.color });
+        path.primitive.show = layerState._enabled && layerState._params.showOrbits;
+      }
+      // Source work can publish as soon as GPU collections exist. Restoring
+      // share-selected camera state may itself wait for that publication.
+      layerState._resumeRenderer?.();
+      layerState._waitForRenderer = layerState._resumeRenderer = null;
+      // The restored camera runs before a retained follow gets its new native target.
+      layerState._restoringViewport = true;
+      if (!waitForCameraRestore) this.resumeViewport();
+    },
+
+    resumeViewport() {
+      if (!layerState._restoringViewport || !layerState._renderer) return;
+      layerState._restoringViewport = false;
+      if (layerState._enabled) {
+        if (layerState._trackedNorad != null && !layerState._trackedEntity)
+          parts.tracking._trackSatellite(layerState._trackedNorad, {origin: layerState._handoffOrigin, resuming: true});
+        this.enable(layerState._viewer);
+      }
+      layerState._resumeRenderer?.();
+      layerState._waitForRenderer = layerState._resumeRenderer = null;
+    },
+
     enable(viewer) {
       layerState._enabled = true;
       holdContinuousRender('satellites'); // per-frame animator (perf wave 2)
@@ -124,6 +196,8 @@ export function createLifecycle({
     },
 
     destroy(viewer) {
+      layerState._resumeRenderer?.();
+      layerState._waitForRenderer = layerState._resumeRenderer = null;
       parts.catalog._abortActiveUpdates();
       releaseContinuousRender('satellites'); // direct-destroy path (perf wave 2 fix)
       layerState._enabled = false;
@@ -151,7 +225,7 @@ export function createLifecycle({
       }
       // Orbit ring primitives are removed (and destroyed) here
       for (const path of layerState._orbitPaths.values()) {
-        getRenderer().removeOrbit(path.primitive);
+        if (path.primitive) getRenderer().removeOrbit(path.primitive);
       }
       layerState._points.clear();
       layerState._detectionObjects.clear();

src/layers/satellites/rendering.js

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export function createRendering({
     layerState._orbitPaths.set(noradId, {
       primitive,
       basePositions,
+      color: pathColor,
       // Same Date object as computeOrbitPath's internal fixedGmst → identical
       // GMST value (gstime is pure), so delta starts at exactly 0 and the
       // initial identity modelMatrix is correct until the first ring tick.

src/layers/satellites/tracking.js

@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ export function createTracking({
     refreshTrackedReadout(layerState._trackedEntity);
   }
 
-  function _trackSatellite(noradId, { origin = 'programmatic' } = {}) {
+  function _trackSatellite(noradId, { origin = 'programmatic', resuming = false } = {}) {
-    _clearTracking(false, { origin });
+    if (!resuming) _clearTracking(false, { origin });
 
     const point = layerState._points.get(noradId);
     const sat = layerState._catalog.get(noradId);
@@ -470,15 +470,17 @@ export function createTracking({
     layerState._trackedEntity.gevDisplayPosition = _trackedDisplayCached;
     _updateTrackedSatelliteLabelModel(initialPos?.altitude ?? null);
 
-    _emitAwarenessEvent('gev:awareness-subject-selected', {
+    if (!resuming) {
-      layerId: 'satellites',
+      _emitAwarenessEvent('gev:awareness-subject-selected', {
-      id: noradId,
+        layerId: 'satellites',
-      label: name,
+        id: noradId,
-      position: geo.cartesian3.clone(point.position),
+        label: name,
-      origin,
+        position: geo.cartesian3.clone(point.position),
-    });
+        origin,
-    selectTrackedSubjectContext(_contextSubjectMetadata(noradId, initialPos));
+      });
-    layerState._contextRefreshedAtMs = Date.now();
+      selectTrackedSubjectContext(_contextSubjectMetadata(noradId, initialPos));
+      layerState._contextRefreshedAtMs = Date.now();
+    }
 
     getRenderer().follow.start(layerState._trackedEntity);
     console.log(`[Data:Satellites] Tracking ${name} (NORAD ${noradId})`);

src/main.js

@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ async function reconcile(remember = false) {
             id, { entry: entry.module.attachRenderer ? entry : null, enabled: manager.isEffectivelyEnabled(id) },
           ]))
         : null;
-      if (layerSession.handoffLayers) manager.layers.get('directions')?.module.suspendCamera?.();
+      if (layerSession.handoffLayers) {
+        manager.layers.get('directions')?.module.suspendCamera?.();
+        manager.layers.get('satellites')?.module.suspendCamera?.();
+      }
       renderers.retain(kind);
       await application.destroy();
       await start(pageEngineKind(), true, cockpit);

src/ui/applicationShell.js

@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     this._publishActiveStyle();
     this._updateLocationMiniStatus();
 
-    this._shareRestoration.start({ engineSwitch });
+    this._shareRestoration.start({ engineSwitch, retainScene: Boolean(this._layerSession?.handoffLayers) });
 
     // Keep the parameter panel from overlapping toggle controls.
     this._layoutRightPanels();
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
       },
     });
     if (this._layerSession?.handoffLayers)
-      this._contextControls.resumeScene(this._layerSession.contacts);
+      this._contextControls.resumeScene(this._layerSession.contextScene);
     // The Contacts layer publishes its panel; the view calls its navigation.
     contextStore.connectAwareness(militaryAwarenessLayer);
     // A panel left by an earlier shell must not outlive its layer.
@@ -1856,15 +1856,15 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     // re-enable a mode's entry layer and republish `_contextMode` while the
     // rest of teardown is tearing those very layers down.
     this._contextControls.stop();
-    this._navigation.destroy();
+    this._navigation.destroy({ retainScene: Boolean(this._layerSession?.handoffLayers) });
     // Close camera-entry seams synchronously. Context restoration may await
     // layer work, so leaving these listeners attached until afterward lets a
     // focus event release tracking or start a flight during teardown.
     if (this._layerSession && !this._layerSession.lifetime.signal.aborted &&
-        this._contextControls.canRetainContacts()) {
+        this._contextControls.canRetainScene()) {
-      this._layerSession.contacts = this._contextControls.captureScene();
+      this._layerSession.contextScene = this._contextControls.captureScene();
     } else {
-      if (this._layerSession) this._layerSession.contacts = null;
+      if (this._layerSession) this._layerSession.contextScene = null;
       await this._contextControls.restoreForDisposal();
     }
     // IR boost teardown BEFORE detaching the data manager: restore fog and

src/ui/contextControls.js

@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ export class ContextControls {
       this[field] = null;
     }
   }
-  canRetainContacts() {
+  canRetainScene() {
-    return this._contextMode === 'flights' && !this._contextModeChanging &&
+    return ['flights', 'space-missions'].includes(this._contextMode) && !this._contextModeChanging &&
       !this._contextRestoreState && !this._clearSelectedLayersPromise &&
       !this._contextLayerReactionPromises.size;
   }

src/ui/navigationController.js

@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ export class NavigationController {
     this._cameraHandoffs?.publish();
     this._cameraHandoffs?.destroy();
   }
-  destroy() {
+  destroy({ retainScene = false } = {}) {
     this.stop();
-    this._stampNavigation();
+    this._stampNavigation({cancelPendingSelection: !retainScene});
   }
 }

src/ui/shareRestoration.js

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class ShareRestoration {
     this.shareLinkManager = shareLinkManager;
     this._initialShareState = shareLinkManager.parseInitialHash();
   }
-  start({ engineSwitch = false } = {}) {
+  start({ engineSwitch = false, retainScene = false } = {}) {
     // Restore from URL hash if present
     const savedState = this._initialShareState;
     this._initialShareRestorePromise = savedState
@@ -181,12 +181,13 @@ export class ShareRestoration {
           Number.isInteger(generation) &&
           this.navigation._reassertNavigationHandoff(generation, {
             trackingOrigin: engineSwitch ? 'share-restore' : 'tool',
-            keepTracking: Boolean(retained),
+            keepTracking: retainScene || Boolean(retained),
           });
         void this._runShareRestore(savedState, {
           applyCamera,
           instant: engineSwitch,
           retained,
+          retainScene,
           navigationToken: generation,
           layersPromise: this._layerStateRestorePromise,
           settle: (result) => this._settleInitialShareRestore(result),
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ export class ShareRestoration {
    */
   async _runShareRestore(
     state,
-    { applyCamera, instant = false, retained, navigationToken, layersPromise, settle },
+    { applyCamera, instant = false, retained, retainScene = false, navigationToken, layersPromise, settle },
   ) {
     const generation = this._shareRestoreGeneration;
     const current = () =>
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ export class ShareRestoration {
       });
       const layers = await (layersPromise || Promise.resolve([]));
       if (!current()) return;
+      if (retainScene && !retained) retained = this._layerStateCoordinator?.retainedTrackingTarget();
       const tracking =
         share.camera === 'applied'
           ? (retained && this._layerStateCoordinator.resumeRetainedTracking(retained)) ||

src/voice/gevActions.js

@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ export const VIEWER_ONLY_ACTIONS = Object.freeze([
   'clear_annotations',
   'fly_route',
   'move_camera',
-  'set_context_mode',
 ]);
 /** The refusal code of a viewer-only tool on an engine without a viewer. */
 export const UNAVAILABLE_ON_ENGINE = 'UNAVAILABLE_ON_ENGINE';

src/voice/gevActionsEngine.test.mjs

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ test('the viewer-only actions are one exported list of real tools', () => {
     'clear_annotations',
     'fly_route',
     'move_camera',
-    'set_context_mode',
   ]);
   assert.ok(Object.isFrozen(VIEWER_ONLY_ACTIONS));
   const tools = new Set(GEV_ACTION_SCHEMAS.map((schema) => schema.name));