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How to Explore Satellite Orbit Classes 3D Explorer - Step by Step


The Satellite Orbit Classes 3D Explorer starts as soon as the page loads: drag to orbit the view, scroll or pinch to zoom, and watch all five orbit bands animate at once. Everything renders on your own device - no install, no account.


Watch the five bands orbit

Watch the five bands orbit for a few seconds before clicking anything - Low Earth Orbit visibly laps the planet many times while Geostationary barely creeps, because each satellite marker moves at a speed set by its real published period.


Click a band to highlight it

Click a band to highlight it in the Satellite Orbit Classes 3D visualizer: press LEO, MEO, GEO, Molniya, or Sun-sync and that ring brightens while its satellite marker grows larger and the facts panel refreshes.


Read the comparison table

Read the comparison table in the facts panel: the selected band's row is bolded among all five, listing altitude, period, inclination, and one real example satellite for each.


Compare two bands back to back

Compare two bands back to back by clicking LEO then GEO - the table stays on screen the whole time, so the 92.68-minute LEO period and the 23h56m4s GEO period sit right next to each other for a direct read.

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