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space-dust vs periapsis vs satkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
space-dust
experimentalv0.1.0
A comprehensive astrodynamics library for satellite tracking, orbital mechanics, coordinate transformations, and celestial calculations
43
periapsis
experimentalv0.1.0
Orbital mechanics engine in Rust — real TLE data, verifiable satellite positions.
57
satkit
growingv0.18.0
Satellite Toolkit
Core Metrics
| space-dust | periapsis | satkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 43 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 157 | 13 | 91.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 9.6K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 131d ago | 40d ago | today |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
space-dust
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
periapsis
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
satkit
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| space-dust | periapsis | satkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 5KB | 414KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •satkit leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.