Orbital Intelligence
Satellite Tracking
Track satellite constellations with real CelesTrak TLE data, SGP4 orbital propagation, and ECEF coordinate streaming.
Interactive Satellite Tracking Demo
Requires WebGPU — live visual mapping with mock telemetry
Run locally: cargo run --example satellite_tracking/main
What this demo shows
Altitude → Color Gradient
Green at 300km (LEO) through cyan to violet at 1000km for orbital altitude visualization.
Inclination Scaling
Higher inclination orbits render with larger markers for polar orbit visibility.
Velocity Trail Color
Trail intensity driven by orbital velocity — faster objects leave brighter trails.
Real CelesTrak Data
TLE data fetched from CelesTrak API, propagated via SGP4 to ECEF then lat/lon/alt.
ECEF Encoding
48-byte packets encode full orbital state: position, geodetic coords, velocity, inclination.
Mean Motion Opacity
Satellites with higher mean_motion (more revs/day) render at higher opacity.
Try Satellite Tracking with your own data
Deploy Tetrapus locally in under 5 minutes. Run this exact example with cargo run.