Orbit Viewer: Live Satellites
AKIRA TEZUKA Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Orbit Viewer: Live Satellites is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by AKIRA TEZUKA. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated August 11, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 10 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 11
- 2026 · v1.1
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About Orbit Viewer: Live Satellites
Orbit Viewer turns your iPhone into a live window on Earth orbit. Powered by NORAD's public orbital data (TLE) and SGP4 propagation, it visualizes 16,000+ active satellites — the ISS, Starlink constellations, GPS, weather satellites and more — on a beautiful 3D globe and a 2D world map. ◆ REAL-TIME 3D GLOBE - All 16,000+ satellites rendered smoothly at once - Rotate and zoom with fluid, inertial gestures - Tap any satellite to see its orbit line and live details ◆ 2D WORLD MAP - Minimal coastline style or satellite imagery — your choice - Ground track display for the selected satellite - Pinch to zoom, flick to pan with momentum ◆ CONTROL TIME ITSELF - Playback from 1x to 1000x, plus pause - Endless jog dial to scrub into the past or future - Jump to any exact moment (UTC, ISO 8601) ◆ FIND ANY SATELLITE - Instant search by name or satellite catalog number - Every TLE orbital element on display: inclination, eccentricity, mean motion and more - Long-press to copy names and numbers ◆ ABOUT THE DATA - Orbital data from CelesTrak (celestrak.org) public TLEs - One-tap updates; works offline with bundled data - Maps: NASA Blue Marble & Natural Earth (public domain) For space enthusiasts, ISS watchers, Starlink spotters, educators and curious kids alike — see what's really happening above the night sky, right in your hand. Note: Contains ads. A one-time in-app purchase removes all ads.
What’s new
Version 1.1 · Updated August 11, 2026
- Fixed a number of display and interaction issues (3D rotation, 2D satellite positions, landscape layout and time synchronization) - Added French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and German - Improved the time-jump sheet and search
App privacy
The developer, AKIRA TEZUKA, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, App Functionality
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