Ganymede
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| Ganymede | |
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| Ganymede in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Ganymede |
| Reference body | Jupiter |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | J2000 (1 January 2000) |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 1.0704×109 km |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0016 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.18598° (0.003246 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 119.8409983° (2.09162 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 188.8297° (3.2957 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 121.203492° (2.1154 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 2634000 km |
| Mass | 1.48×1023 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 618192 seconds (7.155 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Ganymede.cfg (2002) |
Ganymede is one of Jupiter's four Galilean Moons, the third from Jupiter. It is also the largest Natural Satellite in the Solar System and its diameter is larger than Mercury's by about 8%. Its orbit is in a 1:2:4 resonance with Io and Europa.
Ganymede in Orbiter
Ganymede was introduced to Orbiter in the Orbiter 2002 release. It is modeled as a sphere 2634 km in radius.
Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Ganymede as a body.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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| Orbiter 2016 - torrent files | O-F Resources | 2016 | martins | Orbiter Download | 23 August 2016 | Orbiter 2016 | |
| Orbiter 2016 Core - MSI / EXE edition | O-F Resources | 2016 | martins | Orbiter Download | 23 August 2016 | Orbiter 2016 | |
| Orbiter 2016 Core - ZIP edition | O-F Resources | 2016 | martins | Orbiter download | 23 August 2016 | Orbiter 2016 | |
| Orbiter core package download (The actual download page for Orbiter 2016) |
Orbiter download page | Orbiter 2016 | martins | Orbiter download | 23 August 2016 | Orbiter 2016 | |
| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 1/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | ||
| Orbiter 2010-P1 | O-F Resources | 100830 | martins | Orbiter Download | 30 August 2010 | Orbiter 2010-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2010 | O-F Resources | 100606 | martins | Orbiter Download | 5 June 2010 | Orbiter 2010 | |
| Orbiter 2006-P1 | O-F Resources | 060929 | martins | Orbiter Download | 29 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2006 | O-F Resources | 060504 | martins | Orbiter Download | 4 May 2006 | Orbiter 2006 | |
| The Outer Planets 050329 Update | AVSIM | 050329 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik |
Scenery | 30 March 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050329 Update | O-F Resources | 050329 | VF2_Rolf | Scenery | 29 March 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050223 Update | O-F Resources | 2005-02-23 | VF2_Rolf | Scenery | 23 February 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050223 Update | AVSIM | 050223 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carol Romanik |
Scenery | 23 February 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050125 High Res | O-F Resources | 050125 | VF2_Rolf | Scenery | 30 January 2005 | ||
| 2005 (with P1 patch files) | O-F Resources | 050216 | martins | Orbiter Download | 16 February 2005 | Orbiter 2005 | |
| GEP - Voyager Ver 1.3 | O-F Resources | Ver 1.3 | missleman01 | Spacecraft | 18 June 2004 | ||
| Orbiter 2003-P2 | O-F Resources | 031217 | martins | Orbiter Download | 17 December 2003 | Orbiter 2003-P2 | |
| Orbiter 2002-P1, with subsequent patches | O-F Resources | 021202 021206 021217 030303 |
martins | Orbiter Download | 2 December 2002 | Orbiter 2002-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2002 | O-F Resources | 020419 | martins | Orbiter Download | 19 April 2002 | Orbiter 2002 |
See also
| edit The Solar System | |
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| Central star |
Sun (Sol) |
| Planets |
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune |
| Natural satellites |
Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more... |
| Add-ons |
Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems |
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