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The following is an outline of the steps involved in installing the prerequisite software for running the SSC 3D Orbit Viewer application on the Sun Solaris.  The reader should refer to each product's installation instructions for detailed information about installing the product.

Step 1: Install/upgrade graphics drivers and OpenGL® graphics library

Note: If your version of Solaris in combination with your graphics hardware is not supported by OpenGL, you will not be able to run the SSC 3D Orbit Viewer.
SPARC Platform:

Note: This step is generally not necessary on Solaris 10 (SPARC) since the software is included with Solaris 10.
Install/upgrade to Sun^TM OpenGL 1.2.3 or higher and any required patches.

x86/amd64 Platform:

Install OpenGL.  The following are possible sources of OpenGL for Solaris x86:

• nVIDIA Drivers
• Xi Graphics Graphics Sub-system Software
  

Step 2: Install the Java^TM 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)

Note: This step is not required on Solaris 10 since Solaris 10 includes Java J2SE 1.5.0.

Install Java J2SE version 1.4.2 or higher and any required Solaris patches. Only the JRE is required to support the SSC 3D Orbit Viewer. Refer to these instructions for configuring Mozilla and derivative browsers (e.g., Netscape^TM 6/7).

When finished installing the prerequisite software, close this window and return to the SSC 3D Orbit Viewer application site to launch the application.

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