MDS Release changelog
Welcome to the MDS Solaris release log.
What's new in MDS 1.5.0
- Orbit Propagation Improvements:
- Full integration of SGP4 to be used as an internal propagator.
- TUDAT support expansion - custom dynamic modelling and preset propagators for solar system planets.
- Graphical modelling improvements:
- Earth albedo, camera modelling reference axes, Gradual camera blur
- Lens flare, object render distance modifyable and sun brightness modification via API
- Satellite visual material properties are editable in real-time
- Other:
- New MDS launcher to improve navigation upon initial startup
- Internal engine migration to Unity 6
- UI Improvements
- API Installer improvements
- Satellite +constellation parametrization with LTAN
- New library of scenario templates
- Satellite pointing mode expansion, allowing to point satellite with custom targets (GS, satellites, planets)
- Spacecraft and Ground Station sensor FOV projection
- Internal Celestrak and Space-track integration for TLE requests
- Grafana integration and initial dashboard deployment
What's new in MDS 1.4.0
- TUDAT - high precision, highly customizable orbit propagator
- Constellation design and Satellite-Ground geometry and pass calculations
- Basic orbit monitor and station keeping
- WGS84 Ellipsoid implementation
- Orbital decay due to drag and configurable satellite properties
- Visual and functional ground asset expansion
- Satellite torch modelling
- Synthetic data generation framework
- TLE and OMM data ingestion and generation
- Visualized Earth axes.
- Camera improvements- lens flare, chromatic abberations
- Local Time at Ascending Node calculations.