Orbit
AR satellite tracker, watch 15k+ objects
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Hey HN! I made Orbit, an iOS app that allows you to see the satellites, planets, and constellations above you in AR, on a 2D map, and on a 3D globe. The app includes more than 15,000 objects tracked by CelesTrack, together with their pass predictions, descriptions, and detailed orbital data. A searchable catalog of all objects is also available, as well as a built-in chatbot designed to answer any space-related questions you might have.This is my first published iOS app, so any feedback is greatly appreciated! App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6772174570
HN · launched Jul 11, 2026 · 89 upvotes (top 10%) · 1 view
Niche: stargazing and astronomy weather apps · 90 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▼ -29% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Analytics & BI
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes Orbit integrates publicly available CelesTrak satellite data and standard orbital mechanics algorithms (like SGP4) into iOS's ARKit and SceneKit/Metal APIs, which can be assembled using existing Swift libraries and standard AI coding assistance.
Discussion
19 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Star Walk 2, Flighty
Concerns raised: Satellite/debris selector not working correctly, CelesTrack data license and usage terms unclear, App causes device overheating, 3D view locked behind paywall
Feature requests: Mirror mode to show what screen is pointing at, Android version, Open source release
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 195 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #23 of 196 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 243 days after the earliest competitor.
- Orbit · ph · 2026-10-08 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- DailySpace, Android app for exploring space photos and rocket launches · hn · 2026-01-14 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- My live 3D satellite tracker, now with asteroids and a UAP archive · hn · 2026-10-13 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos · hn · 2026-11-09 · 488 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- ISS Live Tracker · ph · 2026-09-14 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Orbit-Board · github · 2026-10-26 · 27 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- Artemis.fyi · hn · 2026-04-04 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- AI orbit · ph · 2026-10-24 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.48
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