Track Satellites Live
& Explore Space Technology
Learn how satellites work through real-time tracking, Earth imagery, signal coverage maps, and interactive educational tools.
- Latitude
- 0.00°
- Longitude
- -180.00°
- Altitude
- 408 km
- Velocity
- ~7.62 km/s
Satellites You Can Track Today
International Space Station
The ISS orbits Earth every 90 minutes at 408 km altitude carrying astronauts from 15+ nations.
Starlink
A constellation of 6,000+ low-orbit satellites delivering global broadband internet.
GPS Satellites
31 active satellites in medium Earth orbit power the navigation in your phone and car.
Weather Satellites
GOES, NOAA and Himawari satellites watch storms, hurricanes and climate from above.
Learning Categories
Beginner-friendly guides on the science behind orbital systems.
Orbital Mechanics
Why satellites stay up and how Kepler's laws govern every orbit.
Satellite Communications
Frequency bands, antennas, footprints and how signals reach you.
Earth Observation
How satellites image fires, weather, and our changing planet.
GPS Systems
Trilateration, atomic clocks, and global positioning explained.
See Our Planet From Orbit
Satellites capture wildfires, hurricanes, cloud systems, and the slow march of climate change. Explore curated imagery and learn how the data is captured, processed, and used by scientists worldwide.
Explore imagery
Build a Career in Space Technology
From aerospace engineering and RF systems to space cybersecurity and satellite operations — discover learning paths into the fastest-growing tech industry on Earth.
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What Satellites Are Above Me Right Now?
How to identify the bright objects passing through your night sky.
How GPS Changed the World
From Cold-War navigation to ride-share apps — the story of GPS.
How Weather Satellites Work
Geostationary vs polar orbits and why hurricanes can't hide.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
A new image or video of our universe, hand-picked by NASA astronomers every day since 1995.
NASA Live: Official Stream
24/7 NASA TV Public Channel — launches, mission briefings, spacewalks and Earth views from orbit. Streamed directly from NASA's Akamai CDN (no YouTube).
Earth from space
Hand-picked NASA video clips of our planet seen from orbit.
Starlink constellation
SpaceX Starlink launches and on-orbit operations.
GPS & navigation satellites
The spacecraft powering global positioning, every day.
Aurora from orbit
Northern and southern lights filmed from the Space Station.
Cassini at Saturn
Footage and animations from the Cassini mission to Saturn.
Artemis & the Moon
NASA's return-to-the-Moon program in motion.
The Sun from SDO
Solar flares and coronal activity captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.