captainkw/orbital-sim

The project is a classic hobbyist/educational physics demonstration. With only 1 star and no forks, it currently lacks any market traction or community momentum. From a competitive standpoint, it occupies a highly saturated niche of 'gravity simulators' and 'web-based physics toys.' The physics implemented (Hohmann transfers, drag) are standard textbook formulas. There is no technical moat here; modern LLMs (like Claude 3.5 or GPT-4o) can generate a working 2D orbital simulator with similar functionality in a single prompt. While it is a functional tool for students, it lacks the depth of professional simulators like Universe Sandbox or the gamified engagement of Kerbal Space Program. Platform domination risk is low simply because the 'market' for 2D web-based orbital demos is too small for big tech to target specifically, though the functionality is easily subsumed by any educational platform or game engine.