CALCEPH

Presentation

This library is designed to access the binary planetary ephemeris files, such INPOPxx, JPL DExxx and SPICE ephemeris files.

This library provides a C Application Programming Interface (API) and, optionally, Fortran 77/2003, Python 2/3 and octave/Matlab interfaces to be called by the application.

License

This software is an open-source product distributed under three distinct licenses giving you the choice of one of the three following sets of free software/open source licensing terms. This allows the use of our code in as wide a variety of software projects as possible.

This software is governed by the CECILL-C, CECILL-B or CECILL version 2.1 license under French law and abiding by the rules of distribution of free software. You can use, modify and/or redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL-C, CeCILL-B or CeCILL license as circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL https://cecill.info/.

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Latest stable version

  • Version 3.5.5 (February 2024)
    Sources
    calceph-3.5.5.tar.gz
    Packages
    PyPI version
    Homebrew version Vcpkg package
    Fedora package ConanCenter package
    MSYS2 package
    Octave package
    • Fix memory leaks when files are closed.
    • Fix heap buffer overflow (read only operation) with text SPICE kernel files.
    • Fix memory crash if the SPICE kernel files contain segments with a size of the directory greater than 100.
  • Previous releases

Development version

The latest sources of the library are available using this gitlab repository.

Documentation

Reference manuals

Tutorials

External tutorials are available for various languages.

  • Python interface
  • Octave/Matlab interface

Installation

The installation steps for various programming languages are described in the following links.

Other interfaces

The following interfaces for CALCEPH are available:

Contact

The library is written by the research team Astronomie et systèmes dynamiques (CNRS/Observatoire de Paris/IMCCE).

To report issues, select the project CALCEPH in the bug tracker https://mantisbt.imcce.fr/ .

For all comments concerning these pages, contact the authors: inpop.imcce@obspm.fr.

Last update Monday 05 February 2024