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1. wanick · 1790710695 · focus · HN ↗

   Author here. It's a browser view of the Solar System at real scale, with its current state, plus the objects around Earth from the CelesTrak catalog.

   Data: CelesTrak TLEs (SGP4), asteroids and comets from JPL SBDB, spacecraft positions from JPL Horizons. Updated daily.

   Rendering is WebGL2, orbit propagation runs in web workers. The asteroid set (~30 MB) loads in the background.

   The time slider runs forwards and backwards; satellites appear and disappear by launch date.

   1. boxed · 1790719089 · focus · HN ↗

      A way to zoom that is faster than mouse wheel would be nice. Takes forever to zoom out a long way!

      1. Oarch · 1790719231 · focus · HN ↗

         Being able to zoom on mobile at all would be great. And a way to close all of the overlay panels!

         1. wanick · 1790725674 · focus · HN ↗

            Thanks, I've already fixed it.

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