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Live Starlink Constellation and Map
- ipunchghosts 3y agoAs of today, there are at least 5k starlink satellites on orbit.
- NelsonMinar 3y agoFor Starlink, compare to https://starlink.sx/ https://starlink.sx/ That tool has been around for a few years and does a nice job predicting coverage. My favorite feature is if you click the little Jupiter icon it shows a really nice chart or orbital shells which is way easier to interpret than a map.
- micromacrofoot 3y agoit's incredible how quickly this network has grown, 5 years ago this was still the realm of sci-fi — they've got thousands more satellites than any competitor
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- lionkor 3y agoSome fun things I spotted: - https://satellitemap.space/?constellation=starlink&norad=59207 https://satellitemap.space/?constellation=starlink&norad=592... is rising, started recently? - There's one over Africa that says re-entry in 30 minutes
- lucumo 3y agoIt's kind of cool how you can see a border around the 54th/55th parallel. Is there a physical reason for that, or is it mostly an available markets thing?
- trymas 3y agoMy assumption - launching satellites at that angle (so they don’t go beyond 55th parallel - is just cost optimisation between market and how expensive it is to launch at steeper angles. You can see satellites at steeper angles, though - not many
- metadat 3y agoDiscussed 10 hours ago (still on the front page): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812652 (139 comments)
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- ChrisArchitect 3y agoShare this in the discussion here: Related: Real-time map of every Starlink satellite in orbit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812652