Decision Workspace
sgp4 vs space-dust vs sgp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
sgp4
stablev2.4.0
A pure Rust implementation of the SGP4 algorithm for satellite propagation
48
space-dust
experimentalv0.1.0
A comprehensive astrodynamics library for satellite tracking, orbital mechanics, coordinate transformations, and celestial calculations
45
sgp
experimentalv1.0.4
Simplified General Perturbations models (SGP8/SGP4) in Rust.
Core Metrics
| sgp4 | space-dust | sgp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 48 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 162.3K | 93 | 190 |
| 30d Downloads | 25.5K | 42 | 19 |
| Dependents | 70 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 72d ago | 134d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
sgp4
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
space-dust
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
sgp
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| sgp4 | space-dust | sgp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 103KB | 57KB | 28KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 0.0% | 80.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sgp4 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •space-dust is pre-1.0 — API may change.