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SpaceX is publishing the precise location of each satellite continuously. It's really cool actually; most satellite operators don't do this. The raw data is ava

SpaceX is publishing the precise location of each satellite continuously. It's really cool actually; most satellite operators don't do this. The raw data is available at Celestrak here: https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/ https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/ I'm using this data to power my site that shows when you can see Starlink yourself: https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink-latest https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink-lat...

xingped 7y ago
That's a really cool piece of software dude! Will definitely use this in the future to show some friends the starlink satellites.
a-wu 7y ago
This is really cool
pugworthy 7y ago
That "where" feature based on street view is really nice
keenmaster 7y ago
The overlay on a nearby Streetview showing where the satellite will likely appear, with a timeline-based trajectory, is especially impressive.
dgritsko 7y ago
This site is awesome! Have you thought about extending it to check for the position of the ISS? I would assume that information is probably readily available, as well.
- modeless 7y ago
  Thanks! Yes, it can track most of the other bright satellites in the sky as well, try the base page link: https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/ https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/
  - dgritsko 7y ago
    Wow, this is great. Thank you!
Rebelgecko 7y ago
What's the difference between the SpaceX supplied TLEs and ones derived from other sources? More accurate? Updated more often?
- modeless 7y ago
  > More accurate? Updated more often? Yes. There's only one other (public) source, https://space-track.org/ https://space-track.org/ which publishes tracking results from US military radars. But the tracking results aren't as accurate as the satellites' own telemetry data.

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SpaceX is publishing the precise location of each satellite continuously. It's really cool actually; most satellite operators don't do this. The raw data is ava

by modeless 7y ago

xingped 7y ago
That's a really cool piece of software dude! Will definitely use this in the future to show some friends the starlink satellites.
a-wu 7y ago
This is really cool
pugworthy 7y ago
That "where" feature based on street view is really nice
keenmaster 7y ago
The overlay on a nearby Streetview showing where the satellite will likely appear, with a timeline-based trajectory, is especially impressive.
dgritsko 7y ago
This site is awesome! Have you thought about extending it to check for the position of the ISS? I would assume that information is probably readily available, as well.
- modeless 7y ago
  Thanks! Yes, it can track most of the other bright satellites in the sky as well, try the base page link: https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/ https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/
  - dgritsko 7y ago
    Wow, this is great. Thank you!
Rebelgecko 7y ago
What's the difference between the SpaceX supplied TLEs and ones derived from other sources? More accurate? Updated more often?
- modeless 7y ago
  > More accurate? Updated more often? Yes. There's only one other (public) source, https://space-track.org/ https://space-track.org/ which publishes tracking results from US military radars. But the tracking results aren't as accurate as the satellites' own telemetry data.