Orbital Atlas

Every tracked satellite, propagated live

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Ground station

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Orbit

Catalogue

Altitude distribution

World map

real time
Free look WASD move · QE down/up · Shift faster · drag to look

The world, at true size

Equal Earth — every country, and every satellite footprint, drawn at its real share of the planet. Drag back to Mercator and watch the high latitudes swell.

Projection

Equal Earthequal-area
Point at a country

Its true area, and how much this projection is inflating it.

Areal inflation

16×32×+

How many times larger than life each country is drawn, by area.

Orbital Atlas

Orbit mode

Drag
Swing around the pivot
Wheel / pinch
Zoom
Right-drag / Shift-drag
Move the pivot
Click a dot
Select a satellite
Double-click
Fly to that point

Free look C

Drag
Turn in place — the camera stays put
W A S D
Fly forward / strafe
Q E
Drop / climb
Shift / Ctrl
Faster / finer
Wheel
Slide along the view axis
Right-drag
Slide sideways

Keyboard

Space
Play / pause
Time speed
N
Jump to now
C
Orbit ⇄ free look
F
Follow selected
R
Reset camera
H
Hide panels
/
Search
Esc
Deselect

Standing on the ground

Set a ground station, hit Stand here, then select a satellite and press F. The camera pins to that spot on the turning Earth and tracks the pass overhead, like a telescope mount.

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