App Profile: Orbit - Satellite Tracking

TenFroceFalls

Rating: 3/5

Sadly it crashes every time I open on my new iPhone 12 mini. Awesome app when it worked

Michael W. Perry

Rating: 5/5

This app does precisely what I've been looking for. It offers a way to display where the GPS family of satellites are over my location. In large cities where tall buildings often block GPS coverage, that'll give me an idea where I need to be to see them. Selecting the various families of satellites, including GPS (U.S), GLONASS (Russian) and Galileo (European) as well as Iridium and the ISS is quite easy, far easier that checking off the individual satelllites in a long list. One enhancement would make that feature still better. Presently, selecting Galileo deselects GPS. Since a GPS device will use both, it'd be handy to be able to select both at the same time. The developer might also leverage his labors and create a speciality app for each family of satellites. Someone who uses Iridium for remote data or a satellite phone, for instance, might want a easy way to see just them. In the case of Iridium, the app might also display their present availability. I like its thoughtfully dark UI too. I can use it outside at night without losing my night vision.

CleanRealtor

Rating: 4/5

Nice app. Really. My wish is for a filter to allow selecting a subset of a satellite constellation based on orbital altitude and other attributes. Why? Most of the satellite ‘families’ have parked spares or dead satellites in higher or lower orbits. When looking for useable satellites, it would be helpful to eliminate those from my consideration. So if I know that my satellite family of interest is at 800km (+/- 2 km) altitude I could ignore those that that are parked at 700 or 815 km. Thanks for making a nice easy to use satellite orbital app.