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Re:Satellite Tracker – Live Map of Starlink and 30k Satellites by nchmy on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @02:53PM (#48911436)
i just clicked on one satellite and followed it as it moved. it crossed a continent in like a minute. Is that accurate? Seems too fast.

Moreover, are the satellites all moving around like that, haphazardly?

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Re:Satellite Tracker – Live Map of Starlink and 30k Satellites by Svoka on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @03:36PM (#48911957)
there is a default three.js control panel. By default it has speed at 25x and 'Follow Earth' checkmark, which makes camera do weird things.
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Re:Satellite Tracker – Live Map of Starlink and 30k Satellites by connicpu on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @09:44PM (#48915247)
It's not haphazard, it's a circular orbit. And at those altitudes satellites move at a little over 7km/s.
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Re:Satellite Tracker – Live Map of Starlink and 30k Satellites by spacetracks on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @10:46PM (#48915639)
It defaults to 25x. At 1x it looks like nothing is happening.
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