Did you know there are over eight thousand artificial objects orbiting Earth? Over 2,500 are satellites, operative and inoperative. The remaining objects are orbital debris: parts such as nosecone shrouds, lens, hatch covers, rocket bodies, payloads that have disintegrated or exploded, and even objects that "escape" from manned spacecraft during operations.

Spacecraft Tracking Find out where the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mir space station, and the Space Shuttle (during missions) are right now, and watch their progress across the surface of the earth using our popular J-Track Java spacecraft tracker. (And don't forget to try the new 3D version!) If you don't have Java, try the image pages below. Satellite Pass Prediction Going to be outside tonight? Check J-Pass, our Java satellite predictor, to find out if any bright satellites will be going overhead. GIF Location Pages If you don't have JAVA, these location pages will get you tracking our favorite orbiting spacecraft.