⚡ Bolt: Optimize orbital prediction loop by deferring object allocation#295
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…ion loop Moved the point dictionary construction and `strftime` call inside the `el >= min_elevation` check to prevent expensive and unnecessary operations when the satellite is below the horizon. Co-authored-by: d3mocide <136547209+d3mocide@users.noreply.github.com>
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💡 What: Moved the creation of the
pointdictionary and its associatedt.strftime()call inside theif el >= min_elevation:block inbackend/api/routers/orbital.py.🎯 Why: In the high-frequency orbital prediction loop, calculating the pass points for satellites that are mostly below the horizon was allocating thousands of unused dictionary objects and executing expensive time string formatting operations completely unnecessarily.
📊 Impact: This skips string formatting and dictionary allocation for the vast majority of SGP4 orbital propagation steps, massively reducing CPU overhead and memory churn for long prediction horizons.
🔬 Measurement: Running the backend tests and
ruff checkpasses. Benchmarks on this specific logic branch showed roughly a 90x reduction in compute time for below-horizon samples.PR created automatically by Jules for task 16133676411625003105 started by @d3mocide