What moved up there
176 satellites changed orbit in the last 30 days.
We watch the public tracking data and look for sudden breaks in otherwise smooth orbits. Each break is a thruster firing. How that works ↗
- 0 maneuvers detected
- 0 double-confirmed
- 0 satellites watched
Every move, on one map
Each dot is a satellite that just maneuvered, placed on its orbital shell. Hover for a quick read, click for the story.
Most notable move this month
More worth noting
Sorted by how big the move was, with routine adjustments demoted.
- 4 May routine east-west adjustment
NORAD 22988 nudged east-or-west by about 312 km, in geostationary orbit (about 36k km up).
a significant maneuver · single signal
- 7 May orbital plane shifted
NORAD 20707 shifted its orbital plane by 0.015°, in medium Earth orbit (20k km up).
a noticeable burn · double-confirmed
- 30 Apr orbital plane shifted
NORAD 27368 shifted its orbital plane by under a hundredth of a degree, in medium Earth orbit (17k km up).
a noticeable burn · double-confirmed
- 4 May orbital plane shifted
NORAD 11896 shifted its orbital plane by 0.016°, in medium Earth orbit (20k km up).
a noticeable burn · single signal
- 29 Apr orbit raised
NORAD 28382 raised its orbit by about 5 km, in medium Earth orbit (16k km up).
a small move · double-confirmed
- 29 Apr orbital plane shifted
NORAD 25485 shifted its orbital plane by under a hundredth of a degree, in medium Earth orbit (17k km up).
a small move · double-confirmed
- 1 May orbital plane shifted
NORAD 8195 shifted its orbital plane by under a hundredth of a degree, in medium Earth orbit (20k km up).
a small move · double-confirmed
- 29 Apr orbital plane shifted
NORAD 23045 shifted its orbital plane by under a hundredth of a degree, in medium Earth orbit (19k km up).
a small move · double-confirmed