Decision Workspace
periapsis vs ephemerust vs space-dust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
periapsis
experimentalv0.1.0
Orbital mechanics engine in Rust — real TLE data, verifiable satellite positions.
48
ephemerust
experimentalv0.4.0
An accessible, teaching-grade astronomy, orbital-mechanics, and satellite-tracking library and CLI for Rust
45
space-dust
experimentalv0.1.0
A comprehensive astrodynamics library for satellite tracking, orbital mechanics, coordinate transformations, and celestial calculations
Core Metrics
| periapsis | ephemerust | space-dust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 48 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 19 | 209 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 89d ago | 21d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 2m | 21d | 6m |
Health Breakdown
periapsis
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
ephemerust
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
space-dust
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| periapsis | ephemerust | space-dust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 124KB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ephemerust leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •space-dust has the most downloads (209), suggesting wider adoption.