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Re: off-line information - satellite stuff

 

The Orbit app can be downloaded free from the Apple App store. Today is was listed 17th when I searched using "Orbit." Its icon looks like a blue basketball with a single black eye near the top.

Orbit was updated in 2022. I had previously emailed the author, noting that many Iridium satellites do not seem to appear in the app. Turns out that Iridium replaced its satellites in the 2017-2022 time period, which might explain this issue. Hopefully it accurately displays the current Iridium satellites.

I use Orbit to set a reasonable expectation of when my "sent" inReach message should transmit and give me the "sent" tone. It displays Iridium satellites "visible" in the sky to you, based on where you are located. Sometimes my "sent" tone is delayed, so it's reassuring to know what the Iridium positions are (as opposed to a faulty inReach). In terrain with steep hills, sometimes my messages have not been sent and responded to for 45 minutes, which can get a little nerve wracking.

Regarding Iridium flares: I loved those, too, using the HeavensAbove app. But they were a feature of the old Iridium satellites, and are not generated by the new ones. Wikipedia has a great explanation of them under "Iridium satellite constellation."

Mike Sherman

On 03/13/2023 9:05 PM Karina Bezkrovnaia via groups.io <kbezkrovnaia@...> wrote:


Mike,
Is that on the apple app list?
And what do you use it for ?


Karina Bezkrovnaia

On Mar 13, 2023, at 18:42, Mike Sherman <msherman55@...> wrote:

?Another app that I use on a regular basis in conjunction with my inReach is Orbit. If you select "Iridium" from the top left menu, it will show you whether an Iridium satellite, which the inReach needs to communicate, is currently within view from your location. (Credit to Backpacking Light's Ryan Jordan for this idea.)

Mike Sherman

On 03/13/2023 7:37 PM Karina Bezkrovnaia via groups.io <kbezkrovnaia@...> wrote:


Derek, “ and us not religious “ ?
That sounds interesting !
Thank you ?

Karina Bezkrovnaia

On Mar 13, 2023, at 17:30, Derek Koonce <derek@...> wrote:
?FYI,

There is a neat app I like to play with while out and about. It is called heavensabove. It is not religious. It grabs satellite data so that one can look up and see what objects are flying overhead in space. The web site is heavens-above.com. Been using this for over 15 years. Neat to get ISS passings, Tiangong passing and other stuff. They use to have Iridium satellite flare information, but that constellation is not up anymore.

This works world wide and the timing updates based on ones position; though hiking does not change position by that much.

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