Observed arrival · 2026-08-28
ORBITAL Turns the Night Sky into a Live Dashboard
A browser-based satellite tracker that maps spacecraft, predicts overhead passes, and displays orbital details for a chosen location.
Field notes
ORBITAL describes a browser-side workflow rather than a static astronomy page: it obtains published element sets, runs SGP4 propagation locally, and turns the output into globe positions and location-specific pass timings. Its stated coverage includes ISS telemetry and Starlink trains, with altitude, velocity, inclination, and crew information for the station. The extracted tracker was still fetching element sets and displayed 0 objects, so live operation could not be confirmed from the page evidence alone.
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