OrbView - Orbital Exploration

Fortynine and a Half Labs

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this app

Look up. Right now, thousands of objects are passing over you — and OrbView shows you all of them.

Track active satellites, space debris, rocket bodies, and crewed spacecraft on a live 3D globe. Get precise flyover predictions for your location. Step outside and actually see them.

WHAT'S UP THERE
• Crewed spacecraft — ISS, Shenzhou, and other inhabited vehicles
• Starlink — hundreds of SpaceX broadband satellites
• Science & research — Hubble, JWST support craft, Earth observation platforms
• Weather satellites — NOAA, GOES, Meteosat
• Reconnaissance & military — classified and known spy satellites
• Communications — commercial and government comms birds in GEO and LEO
• Amateur satellites — ham radio and university cubesats
• Rocket bodies — spent upper stages still in orbit
• Debris — tracked fragments from collisions and breakups

There are more dead rocket stages and collision fragments up there than working satellites. OrbView shows you the full picture, not just the pretty parts.

LIVE GLOBE
Watch real-time positions of 2,000+ objects on an interactive 3D globe, color-coded by category. Filter by type, tap any object, and see what's overhead right now.

PASS PREDICTIONS
Precise flyover times for your location — direction, max elevation, brightness, and duration. The brighter the pass, the better the view.

SATELLITE INTEL
Tap any object to learn its story. Mission details, operator, launch year, current status. Curated for the objects most worth knowing about.

DAILY RECAP
A morning briefing with your best viewing windows for the night ahead. Never miss a bright ISS pass or a rare Hubble flyover again.

PASS ALERTS — PRO
Flag any object and get notified minutes before it passes over you. Set your lead time: 2, 5, 10, or 15 minutes.

ORBVIEW PRO
Upgrade to remove ads and unlock pass alerts. Monthly or annual subscription.


Pass predictions are approximations — actual visibility depends on weather, light pollution, and orbital maneuvers outside our control.