CardSat v0.9.19
A world-map view you can recenter on your own location, plus a fast update option
that refreshes elements and transponders for just your favorite satellites.
Hardware status. Host-verified (tokenizer-balanced, the projection math and
seam handling checked off-device and rendered at several center longitudes) but
not yet run on a device this release. The exact on-screen look and the footer fit
still want a quick confirmation on a real Cardputer ADV.
Recenter the world map on your location
The World Map (from the Schedule screen, key m) can now be centered on your
QTH instead of always showing the classic 0°-longitude-centered view. Press c
on the map to toggle:
- Centered on QTH — your station sits in the middle of the map, with the world
wrapping around it. Handy when your area would otherwise sit off near the edge. - Classic (0°) — the familiar view centered on the prime meridian.
The choice is remembered across reboots. Only the longitude (left–right) is
recentered; latitude stays fixed so north is always up and the equator stays in the
middle — the standard convention for this kind of map. Satellite sub-points,
footprint circles, the graticule, and the prime-meridian line all follow the
recentered view, and the international date-line seam is handled so coastlines and
footprints don't streak across the map wherever the seam lands.
This affects only the main World Map screen; the ground-track map on the
orbital-analysis page and the simulation map keep their standard 0°-centered view.
The World Map now also has its own entry on the Home menu (right after
Track (sel)), in addition to the existing m shortcut from the Next Passes screen.
Back returns to wherever you opened it from.
Fast update (favorites only)
The Update screen has a new f — fast update key. It refreshes the orbital
elements (GP), the AMSAT activity marks (a single bulk fetch, so it's included),
and the transponder data for your favorites only — skipping the space-weather
and terrestrial-weather fetches that the full k update also pulls. It's the quick way to bring the birds you actually work
current without waiting for the longer full refresh — useful in the field on a
slower link. With no favorites marked, it refreshes the currently active satellite
instead. The existing k (full update) and a (cache all transponders) are
unchanged.
Notes
- Host-verified only: the recenter and seam logic were checked off-device and the
map rendered at several center longitudes (Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific) to
confirm the seam stays clean even when it falls over land. On-device appearance
still wants a look on real hardware.