Look up.
We did the math.
Track the space station overhead, plan tonight’s sky, follow every launch, and travel the solar system in 3D. Free. No account, no ads, no trackers.
The sky is not an app category.
It is the oldest thing we all look at. Orbit is a practical guide to what is happening above Earth right now: the station overhead, the launches ahead, and the sky you will actually see after dark. Honest about where every number comes from, and quiet about you.
What’s happening above you, this minute.
See the International Space Station where it actually is right now, travelling near seventeen thousand miles an hour, a full lap of Earth every ninety minutes. Read who is living in orbit today, check the Sun’s temper with space-weather data from NOAA, and get a plain-language summary of what your own sky holds after dark. Every figure is labelled Live, Cached, or Sample, so you always know exactly what you are looking at.
The countdown, in your time zone.
Every upcoming rocket launch, translated to the clock on your wall. Watch the numbers fall, open the live webcast when the moment comes, and set a quiet local reminder so you never miss an ignition. The reminder lives on your phone. No push server, nothing leaves the device. The schedule comes from The Space Devs’ open Launch Library.
When the station will cross your sky, and where to look.
The ISS is the brightest object people have ever put in the night, brighter than any star or planet, but only for a few minutes at a time. Orbit computes the exact passes for your precise location, rates how good each one will be, and tells you which way to face. The calculation happens on your device, not on a server.
Hold your phone to the sky. It answers.
Point upward and Orbit names what you are seeing: stars, planets, the Moon, the Sun, the passing space station. Switch on the optional camera view to lay them over the real sky. That camera feed is never recorded and never leaves your phone.
The solar system, and a dial for time.
Fly through an interactive three-dimensional solar system built on real orbital mechanics: SGP4 propagation, the same model used to track satellites from live data. Then take the Time Machine and scrub the whole clockwork from 1800 to 2050, and watch the planets keep their appointments.
A new photograph of the universe, every day.
NASA has published one astronomy picture a day, with a short explanation written by working astronomers, since 1995. More than eleven thousand so far. Orbit brings you today’s, beside the near-Earth asteroids making their closest pass this week. The good news, straight from NASA’s trackers: none of them are coming for us.
We built Orbit to watch the sky, not you.
Four promises, every one verifiable. Google Play’s own Data Safety card reads: no data collected.
Every network result is marked Live, Cached, Stale, or Sample. When we don’t know, we tell you.
Pass predictions and orbits are computed locally. No background location, ever.
No account, no ads, no analytics tracker, no push server. The camera is never recorded or uploaded.
Any notifications are optional, scheduled locally by Android, and yours to inspect or cancel.
Powered by the same feeds the professionals use.
Orbit runs on the NASA, NASA/JPL, NOAA, CelesTrak, and Space Devs data that observatories and mission-watchers rely on. In this field, provenance is the proof. It is built by Mad Max Labs, the independent studio of Syed Zaid, for anyone who has ever stopped on a pavement to look up.
Questions, answered.
Is the space station visible tonight?
Open Orbit and it computes tonight’s passes for your exact location, with a quality rating and the direction to face.
Can I see the ISS without a telescope?
Yes. It is the brightest object people have ever put in the sky, plainly visible to the naked eye for a few minutes after dusk or before dawn.
Is Orbit really free?
Yes. No ads, no account, and no in-app purchases.
What data does Orbit collect?
None. Sky and pass calculations run on your device, and Google Play’s Data Safety card reads “no data collected.”
Where does the data come from?
Public feeds professionals trust: NASA Open APIs, NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, CelesTrak, and The Space Devs’ Launch Library.
Does the AR camera record anything?
No. The camera view is live only, never recorded, and never uploaded.
How accurate are the ISS passes?
They are computed on your device with SGP4 from recent orbital data and refreshed each time you open the app. A precise viewing aid, not a navigation instrument.
Which devices are supported?
Orbit is an Android app.
Your sky. Right now.
The next pass is already on its way. Free. No account. No ads. No trackers. Install Orbit, step outside tonight, and know exactly where to look.
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