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EARTH ORBIT
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Your portal to everything flying above us. We track satellites, space stations, launches and space junk in low, medium and geostationary orbit — visualized in cinematic real-time.

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● LIVE TELEMETRY • LAT 51.6° LON -128.2° • V 7.66 KM/S

LEO • MEO • GEOSince 1998 coverage

01 — About EarthOrbit.net

We make orbit visible for everyone

EarthOrbit.net started as an enthusiast tracker for the International Space Station flyovers. Today it is a full orbital intelligence hub: we explain how Low Earth Orbit works, why mega-constellations matter, and how humanity can keep space sustainable.

From Sputnik in 1957 to 8,000+ active satellites today — Earth’s orbit became the busiest highway in history. We translate complex astrodynamics into beautiful stories, maps, guides and daily news.

🛰️ Live logic: ISS, Tiangong, Starlink passes explained simply

🌍 Earth-first: climate, weather & navigation from orbit

♻️ Sustainability: debris, re-entries, cleanup missions

🚀 Launches: calendars, rockets, spaceports worldwide

Explore missions Latest orbital news

No accounts. No noise. Just orbit — updated daily by space editors and orbital mechanics fans.

02 — Orbital zones & missions

From LEO to deep GEO

How tracking works

LEO 160–2000 KM

Stations & Crew: ISS, Tiangong, Crew Dragon

Humans live at 400 km, circling Earth every 92 minutes at 27,600 km/h. Learn flyover predictions, docking and life in microgravity.

Constellations

Starlink, OneWeb, Kuiper: Internet from Sky

5,000+ satellites beaming broadband. How they avoid collisions, what astronomers see, and where to spot trains after sunset.

GEO 35,786 KM

Weather, GPS & TV: The Invisible Backbone

Meteosat, GOES, Galileo and GPS live high above equator. One satellite covers a third of Earth — the backbone of modern life.

03 — Live tracking school

How to track anything tonight

01. Know the pass

ISS appears as a bright star moving fast for 3-6 minutes after sunset. Best magnitude -3.8 — brighter than Venus. Check azimuth, elevation and duration.

See tonight's picks →

02. Understand TLE data

Two-Line Elements describe every orbit. Inclination, eccentricity, mean motion — we decode NORAD IDs, decay and maneuvers in plain English.

TLE explained →

03. Photograph the arc

Phone + tripod + 10s exposure = stunning ISS trail. Use 24mm, ISO 1600, manual focus to infinity. Share with #earthorbit hashtag wall.

Gallery inspiration →

Get ISS flyover alerts for your city

Enter location once — we show best visible passes for 10 days, weather-aware, with compass directions.

04 — Earth from above

Gallery: orbit visions

1957 — Sputnik 1: first beep from orbit • 83 kg

The polished sphere that started the Space Age. 98 minutes per orbit, heard by radio amateurs worldwide.

1998 — ISS assembly begins: humanity moves in

Zarya + Unity dock. 420 tons, 109m wide — the largest human structure in orbit, continuously crewed since 2000.

2019-2026 — Mega-constellation boom: 8,000+ and counting

Reusable rockets cut launch cost 10x. Orbit becomes infrastructure — but also a traffic challenge we must solve.

2030+ — Cleanup era: deorbit, servicing, recycling

ESA ClearSpace, drag sails, laser nudging. EarthOrbit covers every mission to keep LEO usable for centuries.

05 — Orbital wire • updated daily

Latest orbit news

Launches, re-entries, close approaches, science from microgravity. Click any story for full coverage.

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06 — FAQ

Ask about orbit

Everything you wanted to know about staying up without falling down. Newton’s cannonball, but prettier.

What exactly is Earth orbit?

It’s the curved path where a spacecraft’s forward speed perfectly balances Earth’s gravity — falling forever without hitting ground. LEO is 160-2,000 km, MEO ~8,000-20,000 km (GPS), GEO is 35,786 km where satellites hover over one spot.

How fast is the ISS going?

7.66 km/s — 27,600 km/h. It circles Earth every 92.9 minutes, seeing 16 sunrises per day. Atmospheric drag slows it, so it’s reboosted regularly.

Can I see satellites with naked eye?

Yes! ISS and many Starlinks reach magnitude -4. Look west 30-60 min after sunset, clear sky, use our tracking tips above. No telescope needed.

Is space junk dangerous?

36,500+ objects larger than 10 cm are tracked. Even a 1 cm paint fleck hits like a grenade at orbital speed. That’s why deorbit rules and cleanup missions matter.

Who owns earthorbit.net?

An independent editorial project dedicated to space sustainability and public orbit literacy. We are observers, not operators — we explain, visualize and inspire.

07 — Contact mission control

Send a signal to orbit

Tips, corrections, launch photos, collaboration? We read everything within 24h.

Mission facts

📍 Coverage: global • LEO/MEO/GEO • 24/7

📡 Data: NORAD TLE • launch manifests • re-entry forecasts

✉️ Editorial: hello on this domain via form above

🛡️ Policy: no tracking of classified maneuvers beyond public TLE

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