This is Project: Lynx

A satellite tracking application that lets you view active satellites in orbit. Currently, their positions update every 60 seconds so real-time movement will be coming soon!

How does it work?

This pulls from Celestrak's TLE API and uses that TLE data to calculate the satellites' position in real time. TLE stands for Two Line Element Set, which is a data format encoding a list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time. Once the position is calculated, it's displayed on the Cesium 3D globe.

Instructions

• Click on the satellites to view their coordinates and orbital elements.
• Double click or use the camera button to track a satellite up close
• Press the home button to re-center the map (your location!)