Welcome to satellitemap.space

Real-time satellite tracking + Internet constellations

Track live satellite positions from Starlink, GPS, and other constellations with enhanced performance and modern WebGL visualization.

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    History - Mean semi-major-axis derived altitude graphs
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    Decays - Constellation decays over time
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    Per Satellite Information - Descriptions and history
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    Transit Finder - Find local satellite transits across Sun and moon
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    Ku Band Interference - Predict geo interference events
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    Starlink Ground Station Info - Enhanced ground station data
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    Constellation Growth - Track expansion over time
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Help & Information

Credits & Acknowledgments

satellitemap.space is a 2021-2025 production by clovellysoftware.com.au

Core Libraries & Frameworks

TWGL.js - WebGL helper library (twgljs.org)
Flowbite - Tailwind CSS components (flowbite.com)
Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework (tailwindcss.com)
Fuse.js - Fuzzy search library (fusejs.io)
Flatpickr - DateTime picker (flatpickr.js.org)
Vite - Build tooling (vitejs.dev)

Orbital Mechanics & Satellite Data

satellite.js - SGP4/SDP4 implementation for orbital calculations
Skyfield - Astronomical library by Brandon Rhodes for high-precision celestial calculations (rhodesmill.org/skyfield)
Space-Track.org - Official TLE data source (space-track.org)
CelesTrak - Dr. T.S. Kelso's satellite tracking (celestrak.org)
JPL Horizons - NASA ephemeris service for ground-truth testing and validation (JPL Horizons)
Astronomia - Astronomical calculations for sun/moon positioning

Geographic & Map Data

Google My Maps KML Data - Comprehensive Starlink ground station locations and information (Google Maps)
Natural Earth - Free vector map data (naturalearthdata.com)
Radar.com - Geocoding services (radar.com)
Mapbox - Elevation and topography data (mapbox.com)

Visual Assets & Textures

NASA Blue Marble - Earth day/night textures from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Deep Star Maps 2020 - High-resolution star field (1.7 billion stars from Gaia DR2)
Matt Eason's Cloud Service - Real-time global cloud imagery (clouds.matteason.co.uk)
Franky Hung (Arkon Digital) - Globe rendering insights and techniques (Medium article)
SVGRepo - UI icons and graphics (svgrepo.com)

Scientific Computing & Analysis

Julia - High-performance scientific computing language (julialang.org)
Go - Performance analysis and benchmarking tools (golang.org)
Rust - Systems programming for network testing servers (rust-lang.org)
Node.js & Express - Backend API services (nodejs.org)

Special Acknowledgments

Dr. T.S. Kelso & CelesTrak - Decades of satellite tracking leadership
NASA - Earth imagery, star maps, and space science data
Open Source Community - All maintainers and contributors
WebGL & 3D Graphics Community - Documentation and examples

License Information

satellitemap.space respects all license terms and data use agreements for the above packages. Most dependencies use MIT, Apache-2.0, or public domain licenses. For questions about licensing or attribution, please contact us through our Feedback link.

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