Find and Track Any Satellite with Satmap

A map tracks and locates thousands of satellites in real-time, including Starlink sats You can even find out where the International Space Station is.

Satmap System Limited, is a planisphere from Google Maps, actually displays many other satellites than Starlink's. That said, the trajectory of the 421 satellites (this first wave is the embryo included 60 sats of the Starlink network, which is supposed to one day unite thousands around the globe) is fascinating to watch: satellites follow each other in Indian wire while flying over different parts of the world.

In addition to Starlink, Starmap displays the position of satellites used for GPS and competing services (Galileo, Beidou, Glonass, SBAS), as well as Earth observation satellites, those dedicated to telecommunications (Intelsat, Next, SES, Orbcomm, Globalstar, O3C, Iridium Next). The icing on the cake is that the International Space Station and its Chinese equivalent, Tiangong-2, can also be located.

Satellite quick facts

Includes launches through 3/31/2020

Total number of operating satellites: 2,666

• United States: 1,327
• Russia: 169
• China: 363
• Other: 807

- LEO: 1,918

- MEO: 135

- Elliptical: 59

- GEO: 554

Total number of US satellites: 1,327

• Civil: 30
• Commercial: 935
• Government: 170
• Military: 192

Track Satellites in Real-Time

In all, 1204 Satellites can be tracked on Satmap. This is only a fairly large sample of what is in orbit around the Earth: according to the UCS, there are currently 2,666 active satellites, including military satellites, but they are not indicated in the map. We do not see, for example, spy satellites (of course) and intelligence satellites.

A menu on the left allows you to select the satellites you want to view, so you don't have an overloaded map. However, we regret the lack of a search bar to find a particular satellite. For now, you have to click on the satellites one by one to display additional information, without being sure to stumble upon the one you are looking for.

However, the service occasionally receives updates that improve the quality of service. On May 18, the menu was added, while individual tracking of Starlink satellites is possible since the 28th. A dedicated Twitter account, Satmap.Space, communicates regularly on service's news and also gives information about it's map.

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