Decision Workspace
sgp4-rs vs space-dust vs planetsfactory
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
sgp4-rs
growingv0.4.1
Rust wrapper around the Vallado SGP-4 orbital propagator.
47
space-dust
experimentalv0.1.0
A comprehensive astrodynamics library for satellite tracking, orbital mechanics, coordinate transformations, and celestial calculations
46
planetsfactory
experimentalv0.0.4
Planet factory — classify, build and catalogue planets for any star system: Solar System, TRAPPIST-1, Kepler-90, Proxima Centauri, or fully custom worlds.
Core Metrics
| sgp4-rs | space-dust | planetsfactory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 28.9K | 157 | 53 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 664d ago | 131d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
sgp4-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
space-dust
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
planetsfactory
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| sgp4-rs | space-dust | planetsfactory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 57KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •space-dust leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sgp4-rs has the most downloads (28.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ sgp4-rs has not been updated in over a year.